SF Barcelona Open 2008

Rafael Nadal #2 def. Denis Gremelmayr #85

6-1 6-0

Rafael Nadal defeated Denis Gremelmayr 6-1 6-0 in the 2008 Barcelona Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 3, 2008*
Tournament: Barcelona Open
Edition: 2008
Category: International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 51m

Match Statistics

Stat	Rafael Nadal	Denis Gremelmayr
Aces	3	0
Double faults	0	1
First serve %	70.0%	56.0%
First serve points won %	87.0%	50.0%
Second serve points won %	80.0%	7.0%
Break points saved %	—	29.0%
Break points converted %	71.0%	—
Service points won %	85.0%	31.0%
Return points won %	69.0%	15.0%
Total points won %	77.0%	23.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	Denis Gremelmayr
Country	ESP	GER
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	Aug 16, 1981
Age	21	26
Height	185 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	85
Ranking points (entering)	5,655	490
Elo (entering)	2,174	1,761
Current career W-L	1,056–228	32–57
Current career earnings	$134,946,100	$1,023,334

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal #2 0 – 0 Denis Gremelmayr #85

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Juan Ignacio Chela #37	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 3, 2008	QF
Feliciano Lopez #35	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 2, 2008	R16
Potito Starace #45	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 1, 2008	R32

Rafael Nadal's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
David Ferrer #5	6-1 4-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 4, 2008	F

Denis Gremelmayr's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicolas Almagro #22	6-2 3-6 7-6(7)	W	H2H	Match data	May 3, 2008	QF
Dmitry Tursunov #32	6-4 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	May 2, 2008	R16
James Blake #8	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 1, 2008	R32
Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo #147	7-6(7) 2-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 30, 2008	R64