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Stefanos Tsitsipas #6 def. Rafael Nadal #2

3-6 2-6 7-6(4) 6-4 7-5

Match Information

Date Feb 18, 2021*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Stefanos Tsitsipas
Score3-6 2-6 7-6(4) 6-4 7-5
Loser Rafael Nadal
Duration4h 5m
StatStefanos TsitsipasRafael Nadal
Aces1715
Double faults02
First serve %6268
First serve points won %7978
Second serve points won %6958
Break points saved %2560
Break points converted %4075
Service points won %7572
Return points won %2825
Total points won %5149

Pre-match Comparison

FieldStefanos TsitsipasRafael Nadal
Country GRE ESP
Birth dateAug 12, 1998Jun 3, 1986
Age2234
Height193185
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style—Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)62
Ranking points (entering)5,9659,850
Elo (entering)2,1082,308
Career W-L353–1881,045–225
Career earnings$37,859,522$134,946,100
Pre-match H2H
Stefanos Tsitsipas 1 – 6 Rafael Nadal

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Path

Stefanos Tsitsipas's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 16, 2021R16 Matteo Berrettini (w/o)WH2HMatch data
Feb 14, 2021R32 Mikael Ymer 6-4 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data
Feb 11, 2021R64 Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-7(5) 6-4 6-1 6-7(5) 6-4WH2HMatch data
Feb 10, 2021R128 Gilles Simon 6-1 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data

Stefanos Tsitsipas's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 20, 2021SF Daniil Medvedev 4-6 2-6 5-7LH2HMatch data

Rafael Nadal's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 16, 2021R16 Fabio Fognini 6-3 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 14, 2021R32 Cameron Norrie 7-5 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data
Feb 11, 2021R64 Michael Mmoh 6-1 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 10, 2021R128 Laslo Djere 6-3 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data