Rafael Nadal #2 def. Paul-Henri Mathieu #35

7-5 6-4

Rafael Nadal defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu 7-5 6-4 in the 2006 Marseille quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 18, 2006*
Tournament: Marseille
Edition: 2006
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 2h 2m

Match Statistics

Stat	Rafael Nadal	Paul-Henri Mathieu
Aces	8	3
Double faults	4	6
First serve %	66	53
First serve points won %	71	79
Second serve points won %	57	53
Break points saved %	100	67
Break points converted %	33	0
Service points won %	66	67
Return points won %	33	34
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	Paul-Henri Mathieu
Country	ESP	FRA
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	Jan 12, 1982
Age	19	24
Height	185 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	2	35
Ranking points (entering)	4,615	858
Elo (entering)	2,161	1,763
Current career W-L	1,056–228	271–298
Current career earnings	$134,946,100	$6,299,093

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal #2 2 – 0 Paul-Henri Mathieu #35

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gilles Simon #80	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 17, 2006	R16
Olivier Rochus #30	4-6 6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 16, 2006	R32

Rafael Nadal's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Arnaud Clement #65	6-2 3-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 18, 2006	SF

Paul-Henri Mathieu's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Radek Stepanek #22	7-6(0) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 17, 2006	R16
Jerome Haehnel #142	5-7 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 16, 2006	R32