SF US Open 2008

Andy Murray #6 def. Rafael Nadal #1

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

Andy Murray defeated Rafael Nadal 6-2 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4 in the 2008 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date
Sep 6, 2008*
Tournament
US Open
Edition
2008
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Round
SF
Duration
3h 31m

Match Statistics

StatAndy MurrayRafael Nadal
Aces217
Double faults32
First serve %65.0%72.0%
First serve points won %79.0%59.0%
Second serve points won %63.0%55.0%
Break points saved %33.0%80.0%
Break points converted %20.0%67.0%
Service points won %73.0%58.0%
Return points won %42.0%27.0%
Total points won %54.0%46.0%

Player Comparison

FieldAndy MurrayRafael Nadal
Country GBR ESP
Birth dateMay 15, 1987Jun 3, 1986
Age2122
Height191 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)61
Ranking points (entering)2,4156,700
Elo (entering)2,1102,357
Current career W-L715–2651,056–228
Current career earnings$64,687,542$134,946,100
Pre-match H2H
Andy Murray #6 0 – 5 Rafael Nadal #1

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Path

Andy Murray's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Juan Martin del Potro #177-6(2) 7-6(1) 4-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 2008QF
Stan Wawrinka #106-1 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2008R16
Jurgen Melzer #486-7(5) 4-6 7-6(5) 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 2008R32
Michael Llodra #386-4 1-6 7-5 7-6(7)WH2HMatch dataAug 28, 2008R64
Sergio Roitman #1076-3 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 2008R128

Andy Murray's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Federer #22-6 5-7 2-6LH2HMatch dataSep 7, 2008F

Rafael Nadal's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mardy Fish #353-6 6-1 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 2008QF
Sam Querrey #556-2 5-7 7-6(2) 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2008R16
Viktor Troicki #716-4 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 2008R32
Ryler DeHeart #2616-1 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 28, 2008R64
Bjorn Phau #1367-6(4) 6-3 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 2008R128