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Rafael Nadal #5 def. Fabio Fognini #31

6-2 7-6(1)

Match Information

Date	Apr 23, 2016*
Tournament	Barcelona
Category	ATP 500
Surface	Clay
Round	QF
Winner	Rafael Nadal
Score	6-2 7-6(1)
Loser	Fabio Fognini
Duration	1h 49m

Stat	Rafael Nadal	Fabio Fognini
Aces	2	2
Double faults	0	2
First serve %	80	69
First serve points won %	65	58
Second serve points won %	46	31
Break points saved %	0	69
Break points converted %	31	100
Service points won %	62	49
Return points won %	51	38
Total points won %	55	45

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	Fabio Fognini
Country	ESP	ITA
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	May 24, 1987
Age	29	28
Height	185	178
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	5	31
Ranking points (entering)	5,595	1,240
Elo (entering)	2,218	1,863
Career W-L	1,045–225	398–382
Career earnings	$134,946,100	$19,086,549

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal 6 – 3 Fabio Fognini

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 22, 2016	R16	Albert Montanes	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 21, 2016	R32	Marcel Granollers	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Rafael Nadal's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 23, 2016	SF	Philipp Kohlschreiber	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Fabio Fognini's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 22, 2016	R16	Viktor Troicki	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 21, 2016	R32	Mikhail Youzhny	3-6 6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data