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Rafael Nadal #5 def. Alexander Zverev #3

7-6(8) 6-6 (ret.)

Match Information

Date	Jun 4, 2022*
Tournament	Roland Garros
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Clay
Round	SF
Winner	Rafael Nadal
Score	7-6(8) 6-6 (ret.)
Loser	Alexander Zverev
Duration	3h 7m

Stat	Rafael Nadal	Alexander Zverev
Aces	3	5
Double faults	1	8
First serve %	60	77
First serve points won %	58	56
Second serve points won %	49	38
Break points saved %	38	55
Break points converted %	45	62
Service points won %	54	51
Return points won %	49	46
Total points won %	51	49

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	Alexander Zverev
Country	ESP	GER
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	Apr 20, 1997
Age	36	25
Height	185	198
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	5	3
Ranking points (entering)	5,525	7,075
Elo (entering)	2,333	2,179
Career W-L	1,045–225	528–215
Career earnings	$134,946,100	$66,017,932

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal 5 – 3 Alexander Zverev

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 2, 2022	QF	Novak Djokovic	6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data
May 31, 2022	R16	Felix Auger-Aliassime	3-6 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
May 28, 2022	R32	Botic van de Zandschulp	6-3 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
May 26, 2022	R64	Corentin Moutet	6-3 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
May 24, 2022	R128	Jordan Thompson	6-2 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Rafael Nadal's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 5, 2022	F	Casper Ruud	6-3 6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data

Alexander Zverev's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 2, 2022	QF	Carlos Alcaraz	6-4 6-4 4-6 7-6(7)	W	H2H	Match data
May 31, 2022	R16	Bernabe Zapata Miralles	7-6(11) 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
May 28, 2022	R32	Brandon Nakashima	7-6(2) 6-3 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data
May 26, 2022	R64	Sebastian Baez	2-6 4-6 6-1 6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
May 24, 2022	R128	Sebastian Ofner	6-2 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data