SF Australian Open 2017

Rafael Nadal #9 def. Grigor Dimitrov #15

6-3 5-7 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-4

Rafael Nadal defeated Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 5-7 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-4 in the 2017 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRafael NadalGrigor Dimitrov
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
820
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
35
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
73.4%68.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
68.9%70.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
55.1%49.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%61.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.2%63.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
38.5%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
36.5%34.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.0%49.0%
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.
+1.4-0.3
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.
+0.3-1.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2017 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRafael NadalGrigor Dimitrov
Country ESP BUL
Birth dateJun 3, 1986May 16, 1991
Age3025
Height185 cm191 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)915
Ranking points (entering)3,1952,135
Elo (entering)2,2062,136
Current career W-L1,056–228477–314
Current career earnings$134,946,100$32,298,339
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal #9 7 1 Grigor Dimitrov #15

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Milos Raonic #36-4 7-6(7) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2017QF
Gael Monfils #66-3 6-3 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2017R16
Alexander Zverev #244-6 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2017R32
Marcos Baghdatis #366-3 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2017R64
Florian Mayer #496-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2017R128

Rafael Nadal's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Federer #174-6 6-3 1-6 6-3 3-6LH2HMatch dataJan 29, 2017F

Grigor Dimitrov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Goffin #116-3 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2017QF
Denis Istomin #1172-6 7-6(2) 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2017R16
Richard Gasquet #186-3 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2017R32
Hyeon Chung #1051-6 6-4 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2017R64
Christopher O'Connell #2317-6(2) 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2017R128