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Roger Federer #2 def. Rafael Nadal #1

6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date May 17, 2009*
Tournament Madrid Masters
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundF
Winner Roger Federer
Score6-4 6-4
Loser Rafael Nadal
Duration1h 26m
StatRoger FedererRafael Nadal
Aces61
Double faults31
First serve %6380
First serve points won %6974
Second serve points won %6845
Break points saved %1000
Break points converted %1000
Service points won %6969
Return points won %3131
Total points won %5248

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRoger FedererRafael Nadal
Country SUI ESP
Birth dateAug 8, 1981Jun 3, 1986
Age2722
Height185185
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)21
Ranking points (entering)10,17015,360
Elo (entering)2,2162,372
Career W-L1,206–2671,045–225
Career earnings$130,594,339$134,946,100
Pre-match H2H
Roger Federer 6 13 Rafael Nadal

Path

Roger Federer's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 16, 2009SF Juan Martin del Potro 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 16, 2009QF Andy Roddick 7-5 6-7(5) 6-1WH2HMatch data
May 15, 2009R16 James Blake 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 13, 2009R32 Robin Soderling 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch data

Roger Federer's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Rafael Nadal's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 16, 2009SF Novak Djokovic 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(9)WH2HMatch data
May 16, 2009QF Fernando Verdasco 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data
May 15, 2009R16 Philipp Kohlschreiber (w/o)WH2HMatch data
May 13, 2009R32 Jurgen Melzer 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data