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Rafael Nadal #1 def. Roger Federer #3

5-7 6-1 6-3

Match Information

Date	May 7, 2011*
Tournament	Madrid Masters
Category	Masters 1000
Surface	Clay
Round	SF
Winner	Rafael Nadal
Score	5-7 6-1 6-3
Loser	Roger Federer
Duration	2h 36m

Stat	Rafael Nadal	Roger Federer
Aces	1	0
Double faults	0	1
First serve %	81	61
First serve points won %	67	65
Second serve points won %	53	40
Break points saved %	82	58
Break points converted %	42	18
Service points won %	64	55
Return points won %	45	36
Total points won %	54	46

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	Roger Federer
Country	ESP	SUI
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	Aug 8, 1981
Age	24	29
Height	185	185
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	3
Ranking points (entering)	11,915	8,690
Elo (entering)	2,326	2,279
Career W-L	1,045–225	1,206–267
Career earnings	$134,946,100	$130,594,339

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal 15 – 8 Roger Federer

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 7, 2011	QF	Michael Llodra	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
May 6, 2011	R16	Juan Martin del Potro	(w/o)	W	H2H	Match data
May 4, 2011	R32	Marcos Baghdatis	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Rafael Nadal's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 8, 2011	F	Novak Djokovic	5-7 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

Roger Federer's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 7, 2011	QF	Robin Soderling	7-6(2) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
May 6, 2011	R16	Xavier Malisse	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
May 4, 2011	R32	Feliciano Lopez	7-6(13) 6-7(1) 7-6(7)	W	H2H	Match data