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Rafael Nadal #3 def. Pablo Cuevas #23

4-6 7-5 6-0

Match Information

Date Feb 21, 2015*
Tournament Rio de Janeiro
Category ATP 500
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Rafael Nadal
Score4-6 7-5 6-0
Loser Pablo Cuevas
Duration2h 5m
StatRafael NadalPablo Cuevas
Aces26
Double faults33
First serve %6450
First serve points won %7666
Second serve points won %6549
Break points saved %058
Break points converted %42100
Service points won %7257
Return points won %4328
Total points won %5644

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRafael NadalPablo Cuevas
Country ESP URU
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Jan 1, 1986
Age2829
Height185180
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)323
Ranking points (entering)5,7451,447
Elo (entering)2,2271,900
Career W-L1,045–225211–212
Career earnings$134,946,100$9,742,624
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal 0 0 Pablo Cuevas

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 20, 2015R16 Pablo Carreno Busta 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data
Feb 19, 2015R32 Thomaz Bellucci 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data

Rafael Nadal's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 21, 2015SF Fabio Fognini 6-1 2-6 5-7LH2HMatch data

Pablo Cuevas's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 20, 2015R16 Albert Montanes 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 19, 2015R32 Nicolas Almagro 4-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data