QF Roland Garros 2006

Rafael Nadal #2 def. Novak Djokovic #63

6-4 6-4 (ret.)

The match ended when Novak Djokovic retired.

Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4 RET after Novak Djokovic retired in the 2006 Roland Garros quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRafael NadalNovak Djokovic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
32
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
03
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
79.7%73.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
63.8%55.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
58.3%22.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%28.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.7%46.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
71.4%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
53.7%37.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.9%42.1%
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.
+0.2-16.2
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.
+16.2-0.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRafael NadalNovak Djokovic
Country ESP SRB
Birth dateJun 3, 1986May 22, 1987
Age2019
Height185 cm188 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)263
Ranking points (entering)4,545627
Elo (entering)2,2631,830
Current career W-L1,056–2281,141–231
Current career earnings$134,946,100$194,691,590
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal #2 0 0 Novak Djokovic #63

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lleyton Hewitt #146-2 5-7 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 7, 2006R16
Paul-Henri Mathieu #325-7 6-4 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 4, 2006R32
Kevin Kim #1166-2 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 2, 2006R64
Robin Soderling #506-2 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 31, 2006R128

Rafael Nadal's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ivan Ljubicic #46-4 6-2 7-6(7)WH2HMatch dataJun 11, 2006SF

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gael Monfils #287-6(5) 7-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 7, 2006R16
Tommy Haas #257-5 6-1 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataJun 4, 2006R32
Fernando Gonzalez #96-4 6-1 3-6 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 2, 2006R64
Luis Horna #466-3 5-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataMay 31, 2006R128