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Rafael Nadal #1 def. Ryan Sweeting #116

6-2 6-1 6-1

Match Information

Date Jan 20, 2011*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Rafael Nadal
Score6-2 6-1 6-1
Loser Ryan Sweeting
Duration1h 42m
StatRafael NadalRyan Sweeting
Aces72
Double faults45
First serve %6474
First serve points won %8345
Second serve points won %5240
Break points saved %5047
Break points converted %5350
Service points won %7244
Return points won %5628
Total points won %6337

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRafael NadalRyan Sweeting
Country ESP USA
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Jul 14, 1987
Age2423
Height185196
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1116
Ranking points (entering)12,390486
Elo (entering)2,2671,706
Career W-L1,045–22534–56
Career earnings$134,946,100$1,024,486
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal 0 0 Ryan Sweeting

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 19, 2011R128 Marcos Daniel 6-0 5-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch data

Rafael Nadal's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 23, 2011R32 Bernard Tomic 6-2 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data

Ryan Sweeting's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 19, 2011R128 Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-4 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 2011Q3 Alex Kuznetsov 6-1 7-6(2)WH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 2011Q2 Florian Reynet 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 17, 2011Q1 Nikola Ciric 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data