R16 Australian Open 2008

Rafael Nadal #2 def. Paul-Henri Mathieu #25

6-4 3-0 (ret.)

The match ended when Paul-Henri Mathieu retired.

Rafael Nadal defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-4 3-0 RET after Paul-Henri Mathieu retired in the 2008 Australian Open fourth round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRafael NadalPaul-Henri Mathieu
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
35
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
13
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
93.1%59.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
88.9%54.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
0.0%40.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—0.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
82.8%48.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
100.0%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
51.4%17.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
65.2%34.8%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+19.5-14.6
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+14.6-19.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRafael NadalPaul-Henri Mathieu
Country ESP FRA
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Jan 12, 1982
Age2126
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)225
Ranking points (entering)5,7801,320
Elo (entering)2,1471,876
Current career W-L1,056–228271–298
Current career earnings$134,946,100$6,299,093
Pre-match H2H

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gilles Simon #337-5 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2008R32
Florent Serra #886-0 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2008R64
Viktor Troicki #1267-6(3) 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2008R128

Rafael Nadal's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jarkko Nieminen #267-5 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2008QF

Paul-Henri Mathieu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stefan Koubek #684-6 7-6(4) 2-6 7-5 8-6WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2008R32
Paul Capdeville #1006-7(5) 6-0 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2008R64
Victor Hanescu #796-1 7-6(4) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2008R128