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Rafael Nadal #1 def. Novak Djokovic #3

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

Match Information

Date Sep 12, 2010*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundF
Winner Rafael Nadal
Score6-4 5-7 6-4 6-2
Loser Novak Djokovic
Duration3h 43m
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

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRafael NadalNovak Djokovic
Country ESP SRB
Birth dateJun 3, 1986May 22, 1987
Age2423
Height185188
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)13
Ranking points (entering)10,7456,665
Elo (entering)2,3062,184
Career W-L1,045–2251,122–223
Career earnings$134,946,100$193,469,626
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal 12 – 7 Novak Djokovic

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Path

Rafael Nadal's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 11, 2010SF Mikhail Youzhny 6-2 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 9, 2010QF Fernando Verdasco 7-5 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 7, 2010R16 Feliciano Lopez 6-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 5, 2010R32 Gilles Simon 6-4 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 2010R64 Denis Istomin 6-2 7-6(5) 7-5WH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 2010R128 Teymuraz Gabashvili 7-6(4) 7-6(4) 6-3WH2HMatch data

Rafael Nadal's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Novak Djokovic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 11, 2010SF Roger Federer 5-7 6-1 5-7 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data
Sep 9, 2010QF Gael Monfils 7-6(2) 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
Sep 7, 2010R16 Mardy Fish 6-3 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Sep 5, 2010R32 James Blake 6-1 7-6(4) 6-3WH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 2010R64 Philipp Petzschner 7-5 6-3 7-6(6)WH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 2010R128 Viktor Troicki 6-3 3-6 2-6 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data