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Rafael Nadal #1 def. Sam Querrey #55

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

Match Information

Date	Sep 2, 2008*
Tournament	US Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Hard
Round	R16
Winner	Rafael Nadal
Score	6-2 5-7 7-6(2) 6-3
Loser	Sam Querrey
Duration	3h 12m

Stat	Rafael Nadal	Sam Querrey
Aces	5	20
Double faults	6	8
First serve %	66	58
First serve points won %	72	76
Second serve points won %	49	38
Break points saved %	75	50
Break points converted %	50	25
Service points won %	64	60
Return points won %	40	36
Total points won %	52	48

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	Sam Querrey
Country	ESP	USA
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	Oct 7, 1987
Age	22	20
Height	185	198
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	55
Ranking points (entering)	6,700	716
Elo (entering)	2,331	1,826
Career W-L	1,045–225	372–315
Career earnings	$134,946,100	$13,679,265

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal 1 – 0 Sam Querrey

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 31, 2008	R32	Viktor Troicki	6-4 6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 28, 2008	R64	Ryler DeHeart	6-1 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 27, 2008	R128	Bjorn Phau	7-6(4) 6-3 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data

Rafael Nadal's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 4, 2008	QF	Mardy Fish	3-6 6-1 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Sam Querrey's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Aug 31, 2008	R32	Ivo Karlovic	7-6(5) 7-6(5) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 28, 2008	R64	Nicolas Devilder	7-6(6) 6-4 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 27, 2008	R128	Tomas Berdych	6-3 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data