R128 US Open 2008

Rafael Nadal #1 def. Bjorn Phau #136

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

Rafael Nadal defeated Bjorn Phau 7-6(4) 6-3 7-6(4) in the 2008 US Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRafael NadalBjorn Phau
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
76
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
24
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
72.0%50.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.3%73.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
63.3%46.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%84.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
72.0%59.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
15.4%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.2%28.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.4%45.6%
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.
+8.7-3.4
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.
+3.4-8.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRafael NadalBjorn Phau
Country ESP GER
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Oct 4, 1979
Age2228
Height185 cm175 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1136
Ranking points (entering)6,700343
Elo (entering)2,3481,621
Current career W-L1,056–22880–138
Current career earnings$134,946,100$2,189,473
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal #1 0 0 Bjorn Phau #136

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Rafael Nadal's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ryler DeHeart #2616-1 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 28, 2008R64

Bjorn Phau's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ricardas Berankis #4884-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 26, 2008Q3
Jean-Yves Aubone #7046-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 26, 2008Q2
Jesse Witten #2476-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 25, 2008Q1