Novak Djokovic #3 def. Rafael Nadal #1

4-6 6-3 6-2

Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the 2011 Indian Wells Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicRafael Nadal
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
42
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
40
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.8%42.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
74.5%69.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.9%57.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%37.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.3%62.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
62.5%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.7%33.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.8%46.2%
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.
+3.4-0.5
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.
+0.5-3.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2011 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNovak DjokovicRafael Nadal
Country SRB ESP
Birth dateMay 22, 1987Jun 3, 1986
Age2324
Height188 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)31
Ranking points (entering)7,80012,390
Elo (entering)2,3192,261
Current career W-L1,141–2311,056–228
Current career earnings$194,691,590$134,946,100
Pre-match H2H
Novak Djokovic #3 7 15 Rafael Nadal #1

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Federer #26-3 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 19, 2011SF
Richard Gasquet #216-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 18, 2011QF
Viktor Troicki #186-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 17, 2011R16
Ernests Gulbis #346-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 15, 2011R32
Andrey Golubev #396-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 13, 2011R64

Novak Djokovic's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Rafael Nadal's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Juan Martin del Potro #906-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 19, 2011SF
Ivo Karlovic #2395-7 6-1 7-6(7)WH2HMatch dataMar 18, 2011QF
Somdev Devvarman #847-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 17, 2011R16
Ryan Sweeting #1056-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 15, 2011R32
Rik De Voest #1626-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 13, 2011R64