Novak Djokovic #1 def. Rafael Nadal #2

5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7(5) 7-5

Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7(5) 7-5 in the 2012 Australian Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Date
Jan 29, 2012*
Tournament
Australian Open
Edition
2012
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Round
F
Duration
5h 53m

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicRafael Nadal
Aces910
Double faults24
First serve %5967
First serve points won %6865
Second serve points won %6347
Break points saved %3365
Break points converted %3567
Service points won %6659
Return points won %4134
Total points won %5248

Player Comparison

FieldNovak DjokovicRafael Nadal
Country SRB ESP
Birth dateMay 22, 1987Jun 3, 1986
Age2425
Height188 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)12
Ranking points (entering)13,6309,595
Elo (entering)2,4142,299
Current career W-L1,141–2311,056–228
Current career earnings$194,691,590$134,946,100
Pre-match H2H
Novak Djokovic #1 13 – 15 Rafael Nadal #2

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Path

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andy Murray #46-3 3-6 6-7(4) 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 28, 2012SF
David Ferrer #56-4 7-6(4) 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2012QF
Lleyton Hewitt #1816-1 6-3 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2012R16
Nicolas Mahut #816-0 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2012R32
Santiago Giraldo #566-3 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2012R64
Paolo Lorenzi #1096-2 6-0 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2012R128

Novak Djokovic's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Rafael Nadal's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Federer #36-7(5) 6-2 7-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 28, 2012SF
Tomas Berdych #76-7(5) 7-6(6) 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2012QF
Feliciano Lopez #196-4 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2012R16
Lukas Lacko #1196-2 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2012R32
Tommy Haas #1906-4 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2012R64
Alex Kuznetsov #1676-4 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2012R128