QF Cincinnati Open 2009

Rafael Nadal #3 def. Tomas Berdych #18

6-4 7-5

Rafael Nadal defeated Tomas Berdych 6-4 7-5 in the 2009 Cincinnati Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRafael NadalTomas Berdych
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
23
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
10
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
70.7%55.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
85.4%65.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
64.7%63.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
79.3%64.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
35.3%20.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.6%44.4%
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.
+15.9+1.3
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.
-1.3-15.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRafael NadalTomas Berdych
Country ESP CZE
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Sep 17, 1985
Age2323
Height185 cm196 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)318
Ranking points (entering)8,6651,915
Elo (entering)2,2991,893
Current career W-L1,056–228599–324
Current career earnings$134,946,100$29,491,328
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal #3 4 – 3 Tomas Berdych #18

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Paul-Henri Mathieu #317-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 21, 2009R16
Andreas Seppi #457-6(4) 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataAug 19, 2009R32

Rafael Nadal's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Novak Djokovic #41-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataAug 22, 2009SF

Tomas Berdych's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Chris Guccione #1246-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 21, 2009R16
Philipp Petzschner #397-6(8) 6-7(7) 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 19, 2009R32
Fernando Gonzalez #126-4 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 2009R64