SF Melbourne 2022

Rafael Nadal #6 def. Emil Ruusuvuori #95

6-4 7-5

Rafael Nadal defeated Emil Ruusuvuori 6-4 7-5 in the 2022 Melbourne semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRafael NadalEmil Ruusuvuori
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
33
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
11
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
69.1%81.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
76.6%62.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.4%38.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
83.3%25.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.1%58.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
75.0%16.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.7%30.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.0%45.0%
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.
+5.4-5.4
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.
+5.4-5.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2022 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRafael NadalEmil Ruusuvuori
Country ESP FIN
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Apr 2, 1999
Age3522
Height185 cm188 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)695
Ranking points (entering)4,875778
Elo (entering)2,2801,807
Current career W-L1,056–22897–98
Current career earnings$134,946,100$4,484,400
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal #6 0 0 Emil Ruusuvuori #95

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tallon Griekspoor #65(w/o)WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 2022QF
Ricardas Berankis #1046-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 7, 2022R16

Rafael Nadal's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Maxime Cressy #1127-6(6) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 9, 2022F

Emil Ruusuvuori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alex Molcan #886-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 2022QF
Jordan Thompson #757-6(3) 5-7 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 7, 2022R16
Sebastian Baez #997-6(2) 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 6, 2022R32