QF Australian Open 2019

Rafael Nadal #2 def. Frances Tiafoe #39

6-3 6-4 6-2

Rafael Nadal defeated Frances Tiafoe 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the 2019 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRafael NadalFrances Tiafoe
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1113
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
00
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
74.0%75.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
84.2%70.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
60.0%33.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
77.9%61.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
38.9%22.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
59.1%40.9%
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.
+13.8-3.0
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.
+3.0-13.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2019 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRafael NadalFrances Tiafoe
Country ESP USA
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Jan 20, 1998
Age3221
Height185 cm188 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)239
Ranking points (entering)7,4801,080
Elo (entering)2,3621,911
Current career W-L1,056–228266–216
Current career earnings$134,946,100$18,705,046
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal #2 0 0 Frances Tiafoe #39

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tomas Berdych #576-0 6-1 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2019R16
Alex de Minaur #296-1 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2019R32
Matthew Ebden #486-3 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2019R64
James Duckworth #2376-4 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2019R128

Rafael Nadal's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stefanos Tsitsipas #156-2 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2019SF

Frances Tiafoe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Grigor Dimitrov #217-5 7-6(6) 6-7(1) 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2019R16
Andreas Seppi #356-7(3) 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2019R32
Kevin Anderson #64-6 6-4 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2019R64
Prajnesh Gunneswaran #1097-6(7) 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2019R128