Rafael Nadal #2 def. David Ferrer #6

6-2 6-2 6-1

Rafael Nadal defeated David Ferrer 6-2 6-2 6-1 in the 2012 Roland Garros semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 9, 2012*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 2012
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 46m

Match Statistics

Stat	Rafael Nadal	David Ferrer
Aces	2	1
Double faults	1	3
First serve %	60	56
First serve points won %	85	51
Second serve points won %	58	41
Break points saved %	100	30
Break points converted %	70	0
Service points won %	74	47
Return points won %	53	26
Total points won %	63	37

Player Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	David Ferrer
Country	ESP	ESP
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	Apr 2, 1982
Age	26	30
Height	185 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	6
Ranking points (entering)	10,060	4,640
Elo (entering)	2,380	2,226
Current career W-L	1,056–228	703–371
Current career earnings	$134,946,100	$31,483,911

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal #2 15 – 4 David Ferrer #6

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicolas Almagro #13	7-6(4) 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 7, 2012	QF
Juan Monaco #15	6-2 6-0 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 5, 2012	R16
Eduardo Schwank #192	6-1 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 2, 2012	R32
Denis Istomin #43	6-2 6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	May 31, 2012	R64
Simone Bolelli #111	6-2 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 29, 2012	R128

Rafael Nadal's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Novak Djokovic #1	6-4 6-3 2-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 10, 2012	F

David Ferrer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andy Murray #4	6-4 6-7(3) 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 7, 2012	QF
Marcel Granollers #23	6-3 6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 5, 2012	R16
Mikhail Youzhny #30	6-0 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 2, 2012	R32
Benoit Paire #69	6-3 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 31, 2012	R64
Lukas Lacko #64	6-3 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 29, 2012	R128