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Rafael Nadal #1 def. Novak Djokovic #4

3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(9)

Match Information

Date	May 16, 2009*
Tournament	Madrid Masters
Category	Masters 1000
Surface	Clay
Round	SF
Winner	Rafael Nadal
Score	3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(9)
Loser	Novak Djokovic
Duration	4h 3m

Stat	Rafael Nadal	Novak Djokovic
Aces	4	7
Double faults	4	3
First serve %	76	62
First serve points won %	71	81
Second serve points won %	50	56
Break points saved %	75	50
Break points converted %	50	25
Service points won %	66	71
Return points won %	29	34
Total points won %	49	51

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	Novak Djokovic
Country	ESP	SRB
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	May 22, 1987
Age	22	21
Height	185	188
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	4
Ranking points (entering)	15,360	8,920
Elo (entering)	2,363	2,203
Career W-L	1,045–225	1,122–223
Career earnings	$134,946,100	$193,469,626

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal 11 – 4 Novak Djokovic

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 16, 2009	QF	Fernando Verdasco	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
May 15, 2009	R16	Philipp Kohlschreiber	(w/o)	W	H2H	Match data
May 13, 2009	R32	Jurgen Melzer	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

Rafael Nadal's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 17, 2009	F	Roger Federer	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

Novak Djokovic's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 16, 2009	QF	Ivan Ljubicic	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
May 15, 2009	R16	Andreas Seppi	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
May 13, 2009	R32	Oscar Hernandez	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data