F US Open 2010

Rafael Nadal #1 def. Novak Djokovic #3

6-4 5-7 6-4 6-2

Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-2 in the 2010 US Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Date
Sep 12, 2010*
Tournament
US Open
Edition
2010
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Round
F
Duration
3h 43m

Match Statistics

StatRafael NadalNovak Djokovic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
85
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
24
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
67.0%65.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
73.3%64.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
56.8%44.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
25.0%80.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
67.9%58.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
20.0%75.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.0%32.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.3%46.7%
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.
+4.4-5.4
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.
+5.4-4.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2010 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRafael NadalNovak Djokovic
Country ESP SRB
Birth dateJun 3, 1986May 22, 1987
Age2423
Height185 cm188 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)13
Ranking points (entering)10,7456,665
Elo (entering)2,3092,186
Current career W-L1,056–2281,146–232
Current career earnings$134,946,100$195,605,543
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal #1 13 – 7 Novak Djokovic #3

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Path

Rafael Nadal's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mikhail Youzhny #146-2 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 11, 2010SF
Fernando Verdasco #87-5 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 9, 2010QF
Feliciano Lopez #256-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 7, 2010R16
Gilles Simon #426-4 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 5, 2010R32
Denis Istomin #396-2 7-6(5) 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2010R64
Teymuraz Gabashvili #937-6(4) 7-6(4) 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 2010R128

Rafael Nadal's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Federer #25-7 6-1 5-7 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 11, 2010SF
Gael Monfils #197-6(2) 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 9, 2010QF
Mardy Fish #216-3 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 7, 2010R16
James Blake #1086-1 7-6(4) 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 5, 2010R32
Philipp Petzschner #527-5 6-3 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2010R64
Viktor Troicki #476-3 3-6 2-6 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 2010R128