R32 Canadian Open 2005

Rafael Nadal #2 def. Ricardo Mello #56

6-1 6-2

Rafael Nadal defeated Ricardo Mello 6-1 6-2 in the 2005 Canadian Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 11, 2005*
Tournament: Canadian Open
Edition: 2005
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: R32
Duration: 1h 6m

Match Statistics

Stat	Rafael Nadal	Ricardo Mello
Aces	2	1
Double faults	0	3
First serve %	80.0%	69.0%
First serve points won %	77.0%	55.0%
Second serve points won %	67.0%	20.0%
Break points saved %	—	43.0%
Break points converted %	57.0%	—
Service points won %	75.0%	44.0%
Return points won %	56.0%	25.0%
Total points won %	65.0%	35.0%
Match Serve+	+12.4	-18.9
Match Return+	+18.9	-12.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2005 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	Ricardo Mello
Country	ESP	BRA
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	Dec 21, 1980
Age	19	24
Height	185 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	56
Ranking points (entering)	4,030	648
Elo (entering)	2,141	1,589
Current career W-L	1,056–228	52–87
Current career earnings	$134,946,100	$1,484,044

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal #2 1 – 0 Ricardo Mello #56

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Carlos Moya #32	6-3 6-7(0) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 10, 2005	R64

Rafael Nadal's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sebastien Grosjean #34	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 13, 2005	R16

Ricardo Mello's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Philip Bester	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 10, 2005	R64