QF Australian Open 2007

Fernando Gonzalez #9 def. Rafael Nadal #2

6-2 6-4 6-3

Fernando Gonzalez defeated Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-4 6-3 in the 2007 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 25, 2007*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2007
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 2h 5m

Match Statistics

Stat	Fernando Gonzalez	Rafael Nadal
Aces	10	1
Double faults	0	2
First serve %	66.0%	71.0%
First serve points won %	73.0%	70.0%
Second serve points won %	61.0%	35.0%
Break points saved %	100.0%	38.0%
Break points converted %	62.0%	0.0%
Service points won %	69.0%	59.0%
Return points won %	41.0%	31.0%
Total points won %	55.0%	45.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Fernando Gonzalez	Rafael Nadal
Country	CHI	ESP
Birth date	Jul 29, 1980	Jun 3, 1986
Age	26	20
Height	183 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	9	2
Ranking points (entering)	2,015	4,525
Elo (entering)	2,038	2,106
Current career W-L	340–194	1,056–228
Current career earnings	$8,862,276	$134,946,100

Pre-match H2H

Fernando Gonzalez #9 2 – 1 Rafael Nadal #2

Path

Fernando Gonzalez's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
James Blake #5	7-5 6-4 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 2007	R16
Lleyton Hewitt #19	6-2 6-2 5-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 21, 2007	R32
Juan Martin del Potro #73	7-6(7) 4-6 6-7(3) 6-4 4-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2007	R64
Evgeny Korolev #87	6-7(4) 7-6(6) 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 2007	R128

Fernando Gonzalez's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tommy Haas #12	6-1 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 27, 2007	SF

Rafael Nadal's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andy Murray #16	6-7(3) 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 2007	R16
Stan Wawrinka #40	6-2 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 21, 2007	R32
Philipp Kohlschreiber #61	7-5 6-3 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2007	R64
Robert Kendrick #90	7-6(6) 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 2007	R128