R16 Australian Open 2005

Lleyton Hewitt #3 def. Rafael Nadal #56

7-5 3-6 1-6 7-6(3) 6-2

Lleyton Hewitt defeated Rafael Nadal 7-5 3-6 1-6 7-6(3) 6-2 in the 2005 Australian Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatLleyton HewittRafael Nadal
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
185
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
63
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
51.4%69.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
76.0%64.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.1%57.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%70.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.4%62.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
29.4%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.5%35.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.3%49.7%
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.
+1.7-0.1
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.
+0.1-1.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2005 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldLleyton HewittRafael Nadal
Country AUS ESP
Birth dateFeb 24, 1981Jun 3, 1986
Age2318
Height178 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)356
Ranking points (entering)3,590715
Elo (entering)2,0901,806
Current career W-L567–2441,056–228
Current career earnings$20,890,470$134,946,100
Pre-match H2H
Lleyton Hewitt #3 2 – 0 Rafael Nadal #56

Path

Lleyton Hewitt's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Juan Ignacio Chela #246-2 4-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 2005R32
James Blake #944-6 7-6(8) 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2005R64
Arnaud Clement #1116-3 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2005R128

Lleyton Hewitt's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Nalbandian #96-3 6-2 1-6 3-6 10-8WH2HMatch dataJan 28, 2005QF

Rafael Nadal's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bobby Reynolds #2836-1 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 2005R32
Mikhail Youzhny #156-1 4-6 4-6 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2005R64
Julien Benneteau #656-0 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2005R128