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Rafael Nadal #5 def. Benoit Paire #37

6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date May 8, 2013*
Tournament Madrid Masters
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundR32
Winner Rafael Nadal
Score6-3 6-4
Loser Benoit Paire
Duration1h 27m
StatRafael NadalBenoit Paire
Aces36
Double faults03
First serve %8049
First serve points won %7476
Second serve points won %7546
Break points saved %10071
Break points converted %290
Service points won %7561
Return points won %3925
Total points won %5545

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRafael NadalBenoit Paire
Country ESP FRA
Birth dateJun 3, 1986May 8, 1989
Age2624
Height185196
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)537
Ranking points (entering)5,9851,040
Elo (entering)2,3811,807
Career W-L1,045–225239–293
Career earnings$134,946,100$10,544,721
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal 1 0 Benoit Paire

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Rafael Nadal's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 10, 2013R16 Mikhail Youzhny 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data

Benoit Paire's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 7, 2013R64 Joao Souza 6-1 7-6(0)WH2HMatch data