SF Australian Open 2012

Rafael Nadal #2 def. Roger Federer #3

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

Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer 6-7(5) 6-2 7-6(5) 6-4 in the 2012 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRafael NadalRoger Federer
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
411
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
15
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
77.3%63.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
68.8%66.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
62.5%55.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
70.0%62.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
67.4%62.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
37.5%30.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.8%32.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.9%47.1%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+4.4-0.8
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+0.8-4.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2012 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRafael NadalRoger Federer
Country ESP SUI
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Aug 8, 1981
Age2530
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)23
Ranking points (entering)9,5958,010
Elo (entering)2,2692,357
Current career W-L1,056–2281,219–272
Current career earnings$134,946,100$130,594,339
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal #2 17 – 9 Roger Federer #3

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tomas Berdych #76-7(5) 7-6(6) 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2012QF
Feliciano Lopez #196-4 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2012R16
Lukas Lacko #1196-2 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2012R32
Tommy Haas #1906-4 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2012R64
Alex Kuznetsov #1676-4 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2012R128

Rafael Nadal's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Novak Djokovic #17-5 4-6 2-6 7-6(5) 5-7LH2HMatch dataJan 29, 2012F

Roger Federer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Juan Martin del Potro #116-4 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2012QF
Bernard Tomic #386-4 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2012R16
Ivo Karlovic #577-6(6) 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2012R32
Andreas Beck #93(w/o)WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2012R64
Alexander Kudryavtsev #1727-5 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2012R128