Rafael Nadal #2 def. Andy Murray #4

6-4 6-2 3-6 6-2

Rafael Nadal defeated Andy Murray 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-2 in the 2011 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 10, 2011*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 2011
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 3h 24m

Match Statistics

Stat	Rafael Nadal	Andy Murray
Aces	3	8
Double faults	1	2
First serve %	68	54
First serve points won %	72	66
Second serve points won %	56	46
Break points saved %	80	67
Break points converted %	33	20
Service points won %	67	57
Return points won %	43	33
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	Andy Murray
Country	ESP	GBR
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	May 15, 1987
Age	25	24
Height	185 cm	191 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	4
Ranking points (entering)	11,420	6,535
Elo (entering)	2,323	2,243
Current career W-L	1,056–228	715–265
Current career earnings	$134,946,100	$64,687,542

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal #2 12 – 4 Andy Murray #4

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andy Roddick #21	6-2 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 8, 2011	QF
Gilles Muller #68	7-6(1) 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 6, 2011	R16
David Nalbandian #76	7-6(5) 6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 2011	R32
Nicolas Mahut #99	6-2 6-2 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 1, 2011	R64
Andrey Golubev #98	6-3 7-6(1) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 2011	R128

Rafael Nadal's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Novak Djokovic #1	2-6 4-6 7-6(3) 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 11, 2011	F

Andy Murray's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Isner #22	7-5 6-4 3-6 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 8, 2011	QF
Donald Young #84	6-2 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 6, 2011	R16
Feliciano Lopez #26	6-1 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 2011	R32
Robin Haase #41	6-7(5) 2-6 6-2 6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 1, 2011	R64
Somdev Devvarman #64	7-6(5) 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 2011	R128