SF Wimbledon 2008

Rafael Nadal #2 def. Rainer Schuettler #94

6-1 7-6(3) 6-4

Rafael Nadal defeated Rainer Schuettler 6-1 7-6(3) 6-4 in the 2008 Wimbledon semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date
Jul 5, 2008*
Tournament
Wimbledon
Edition
2008
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Round
SF
Duration
2h 2m

Match Statistics

StatRafael NadalRainer Schuettler
Aces63
Double faults10
First serve %80.0%67.0%
First serve points won %82.0%65.0%
Second serve points won %67.0%45.0%
Break points saved %50.0%58.0%
Break points converted %42.0%50.0%
Service points won %79.0%58.0%
Return points won %42.0%21.0%
Total points won %59.0%41.0%

Player Comparison

FieldRafael NadalRainer Schuettler
Country ESP GER
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Apr 25, 1976
Age2232
Height185 cm180 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)294
Ranking points (entering)5,755472
Elo (entering)2,3141,719
Current career W-L1,056–228315–326
Current career earnings$134,946,100$7,407,508
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal #2 3 – 1 Rainer Schuettler #94

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Path

Rafael Nadal's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andy Murray #116-3 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 3, 2008QF
Mikhail Youzhny #176-3 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 1, 2008R16
Nicolas Kiefer #327-6(3) 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 29, 2008R32
Ernests Gulbis #485-7 6-2 7-6(2) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 26, 2008R64
Andreas Beck #1226-4 6-4 7-6(0)WH2HMatch dataJun 25, 2008R128

Rafael Nadal's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Federer #16-4 6-4 6-7(5) 6-7(8) 9-7WH2HMatch dataJul 6, 2008F

Rainer Schuettler's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arnaud Clement #1456-3 5-7 7-6(6) 6-7(7) 8-6WH2HMatch dataJul 3, 2008QF
Janko Tipsarevic #406-4 3-6 6-4 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataJul 1, 2008R16
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez #1046-2 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 29, 2008R32
James Blake #86-3 6-7(8) 4-6 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 26, 2008R64
Santiago Ventura #886-3 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 25, 2008R128