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Rafael Nadal #9 def. Grigor Dimitrov #15

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

Match Information

Date	Jan 28, 2017*
Tournament	Australian Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Hard
Round	SF
Winner	Rafael Nadal
Score	6-3 5-7 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-4
Loser	Grigor Dimitrov
Duration	4h 56m

Stat	Rafael Nadal	Grigor Dimitrov
Aces	8	20
Double faults	3	5
First serve %	73	69
First serve points won %	69	70
Second serve points won %	55	49
Break points saved %	75	62
Break points converted %	38	25
Service points won %	65	64
Return points won %	36	35
Total points won %	51	49

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	Grigor Dimitrov
Country	ESP	BUL
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	May 16, 1991
Age	30	25
Height	185	191
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	9	15
Ranking points (entering)	3,195	2,135
Elo (entering)	2,197	2,146
Career W-L	1,045–225	476–310
Career earnings	$134,946,100	$31,866,006

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal 7 – 1 Grigor Dimitrov

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 26, 2017	QF	Milos Raonic	6-4 7-6(7) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 24, 2017	R16	Gael Monfils	6-3 6-3 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 22, 2017	R32	Alexander Zverev	4-6 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 19, 2017	R64	Marcos Baghdatis	6-3 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 18, 2017	R128	Florian Mayer	6-3 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Rafael Nadal's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 29, 2017	F	Roger Federer	4-6 6-3 1-6 6-3 3-6	L	H2H	Match data

Grigor Dimitrov's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 26, 2017	QF	David Goffin	6-3 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 24, 2017	R16	Denis Istomin	2-6 7-6(2) 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 22, 2017	R32	Richard Gasquet	6-3 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 19, 2017	R64	Hyeon Chung	1-6 6-4 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 18, 2017	R128	Christopher O'Connell	7-6(2) 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data