R16 Australian Open 2007

Rafael Nadal #2 def. Andy Murray #16

6-7(3) 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-1

Rafael Nadal defeated Andy Murray 6-7(3) 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-1 in the 2007 Australian Open fourth round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 23, 2007*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2007
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: R16
Duration: 3h 51m

Match Statistics

Stat	Rafael Nadal	Andy Murray
Aces	5	15
Double faults	1	9
First serve %	73.0%	52.0%
First serve points won %	69.0%	74.0%
Second serve points won %	55.0%	43.0%
Break points saved %	82.0%	56.0%
Break points converted %	44.0%	18.0%
Service points won %	65.0%	59.0%
Return points won %	41.0%	35.0%
Total points won %	53.0%	47.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	Andy Murray
Country	ESP	GBR
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	May 15, 1987
Age	20	19
Height	185 cm	191 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	16
Ranking points (entering)	4,525	1,505
Elo (entering)	2,093	1,929
Current career W-L	1,056–228	715–265
Current career earnings	$134,946,100	$64,687,542

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal #2 0 – 0 Andy Murray #16

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Stan Wawrinka #40	6-2 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 21, 2007	R32
Philipp Kohlschreiber #61	7-5 6-3 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2007	R64
Robert Kendrick #90	7-6(6) 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 2007	R128

Rafael Nadal's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fernando Gonzalez #9	2-6 4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 2007	QF

Andy Murray's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Juan Ignacio Chela #33	6-3 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 21, 2007	R32
Fernando Verdasco #35	7-6(4) 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2007	R64
Alberto Martin #60	6-0 6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 2007	R128