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Rafael Nadal #3 def. John Isner #22

7-6(8) 7-6(3)

Match Information

Date Aug 18, 2013*
Tournament Cincinnati Masters
Category Masters 1000
Surface Hard
RoundF
Winner Rafael Nadal
Score7-6(8) 7-6(3)
Loser John Isner
Duration1h 55m
StatRafael NadalJohn Isner
Aces611
Double faults21
First serve %7377
First serve points won %8474
Second serve points won %7168
Break points saved %100—
Break points converted %—0
Service points won %8173
Return points won %2719
Total points won %5347

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRafael NadalJohn Isner
Country ESP USA
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Apr 26, 1985
Age2728
Height185208
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)322
Ranking points (entering)7,8601,585
Elo (entering)2,4602,015
Career W-L1,045–225467–293
Career earnings$134,946,100$22,433,361
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal 3 – 0 John Isner

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Path

Rafael Nadal's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 17, 2013SF Tomas Berdych 7-5 7-6(4)WH2HMatch data
Aug 17, 2013QF Roger Federer 5-7 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 16, 2013R16 Grigor Dimitrov 6-2 5-7 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 14, 2013R32 Benjamin Becker 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data

Rafael Nadal's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

John Isner's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 17, 2013SF Juan Martin del Potro 6-7(5) 7-6(9) 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 17, 2013QF Novak Djokovic 7-6(5) 3-6 7-5WH2HMatch data
Aug 16, 2013R16 Milos Raonic 7-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 14, 2013R32 Richard Gasquet 7-6(6) 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 13, 2013R64 Florian Mayer 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data