SF Canadian Open 2005

Rafael Nadal #2 def. Paul-Henri Mathieu #63

6-4 7-5

Rafael Nadal defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-4 7-5 in the 2005 Canadian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRafael NadalPaul-Henri Mathieu
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
45
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
44
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
67.6%50.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.1%61.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
43.5%58.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
80.0%25.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.2%59.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
75.0%20.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.3%33.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.1%45.9%
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.
+3.6-3.0
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.
+3.0-3.6

* 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

FieldRafael NadalPaul-Henri Mathieu
Country ESP FRA
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Jan 12, 1982
Age1923
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)263
Ranking points (entering)4,030598
Elo (entering)2,1521,754
Current career W-L1,056–228271–298
Current career earnings$134,946,100$6,299,093
Pre-match H2H

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mariano Puerta #116-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 14, 2005QF
Sebastien Grosjean #346-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 13, 2005R16
Ricardo Mello #566-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 11, 2005R32
Carlos Moya #326-3 6-7(0) 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 10, 2005R64

Rafael Nadal's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andre Agassi #66-3 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 2005F

Paul-Henri Mathieu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karol Beck #446-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 14, 2005QF
Olivier Rochus #356-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 13, 2005R16
Arnaud Clement #1016-3 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 11, 2005R32
Andy Roddick #57-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 10, 2005R64