QF Marseille 2006

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

Match Statistics

StatRafael NadalPaul-Henri Mathieu
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
83
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
46
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.3%53.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.9%79.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.1%53.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.3%67.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
32.8%33.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.7%48.3%
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.
+3.8+4.7
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.
-4.7-3.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRafael NadalPaul-Henri Mathieu
Country ESP FRA
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Jan 12, 1982
Age1924
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)235
Ranking points (entering)4,615858
Elo (entering)2,1611,763
Current career W-L1,056–228271–298
Current career earnings$134,946,100$6,299,093
Pre-match H2H

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gilles Simon #807-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 17, 2006R16
Olivier Rochus #304-6 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 16, 2006R32

Rafael Nadal's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arnaud Clement #656-2 3-6 5-7LH2HMatch dataFeb 18, 2006SF

Paul-Henri Mathieu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Radek Stepanek #227-6(0) 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 17, 2006R16
Jerome Haehnel #1425-7 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 16, 2006R32