Rafael Nadal #5 def. Roger Federer #1

6-3 4-6 6-4 6-3

Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the 2005 Roland Garros semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 5, 2005*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 2005
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 47m

Match Statistics

Stat	Rafael Nadal	Roger Federer
Aces	2	3
Double faults	4	5
First serve %	73	62
First serve points won %	61	64
Second serve points won %	50	38
Break points saved %	50	31
Break points converted %	69	50
Service points won %	58	54
Return points won %	46	42
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	Roger Federer
Country	ESP	SUI
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	Aug 8, 1981
Age	19	23
Height	185 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	5	1
Ranking points (entering)	2,600	6,605
Elo (entering)	2,119	2,325
Current career W-L	1,056–228	1,219–272
Current career earnings	$134,946,100	$130,594,339

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal #5 1 – 1 Roger Federer #1

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
David Ferrer #21	7-5 6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 2005	QF
Sebastien Grosjean #24	6-4 3-6 6-0 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 1, 2005	R16
Richard Gasquet #31	6-4 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 29, 2005	R32
Xavier Malisse #46	6-2 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 27, 2005	R64
Lars Burgsmuller #96	6-1 7-6(4) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 25, 2005	R128

Rafael Nadal's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mariano Puerta #11	6-7(6) 6-3 6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 6, 2005	F

Roger Federer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Victor Hanescu #90	6-2 7-6(3) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 2005	QF
Carlos Moya #15	6-1 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 1, 2005	R16
Fernando Gonzalez #26	7-6(9) 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 29, 2005	R32
Nicolas Almagro #76	6-3 7-6(0) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 27, 2005	R64
Dudi Sela #264	6-1 6-4 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	May 25, 2005	R128