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
Aces185
Double faults63
First serve %5169
First serve points won %7665
Second serve points won %5257
Break points saved %6771
Break points converted %2933
Service points won %6462
Return points won %3836
Total points won %5050

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