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Rafael Nadal #2 def. Jarkko Nieminen #48

6-4 6-3

Match Information

Date Apr 18, 2012*
Tournament Monte Carlo Masters
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundR32
Winner Rafael Nadal
Score6-4 6-3
Loser Jarkko Nieminen
Duration1h 27m
StatRafael NadalJarkko Nieminen
Aces10
Double faults04
First serve %6567
First serve points won %7163
Second serve points won %7142
Break points saved %043
Break points converted %57100
Service points won %7156
Return points won %4429
Total points won %5644

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRafael NadalJarkko Nieminen
Country ESP FIN
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Jul 23, 1981
Age2530
Height185185
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)248
Ranking points (entering)9,215943
Elo (entering)2,2821,843
Career W-L1,045–225357–334
Career earnings$134,946,100$7,743,345
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal 6 0 Jarkko Nieminen

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Rafael Nadal's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 20, 2012R16 Mikhail Kukushkin 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data

Jarkko Nieminen's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 17, 2012R64 Radek Stepanek 6-3 7-6(3)WH2HMatch data