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
Aces85
Double faults24
First serve %6766
First serve points won %7365
Second serve points won %5745
Break points saved %2580
Break points converted %2075
Service points won %6858
Return points won %4232
Total points won %5347

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-L1,056–2281,141–231
Current career earnings$134,946,100$194,691,590
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