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Rafael Nadal #5 def. Denis Shapovalov #14

6-3 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-3

Match Information

Date	Jan 27, 2022*
Tournament	Australian Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Hard
Round	QF
Winner	Rafael Nadal
Score	6-3 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-3
Loser	Denis Shapovalov
Duration	4h 8m

Stat	Rafael Nadal	Denis Shapovalov
Aces	8	20
Double faults	11	5
First serve %	68	58
First serve points won %	79	72
Second serve points won %	46	54
Break points saved %	75	57
Break points converted %	43	25
Service points won %	68	65
Return points won %	35	32
Total points won %	52	48

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	Denis Shapovalov
Country	ESP	CAN
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	Apr 15, 1999
Age	35	22
Height	185	185
Handedness	Left-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	5	14
Ranking points (entering)	4,875	2,593
Elo (entering)	2,288	1,994
Career W-L	1,045–225	224–190
Career earnings	$134,946,100	$15,218,042

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal 2 – 2 Denis Shapovalov

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 25, 2022	R16	Adrian Mannarino	7-6(14) 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 23, 2022	R32	Karen Khachanov	6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 20, 2022	R64	Yannick Hanfmann	6-2 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 19, 2022	R128	Marcos Giron	6-1 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Rafael Nadal's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 29, 2022	SF	Matteo Berrettini	6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Denis Shapovalov's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 25, 2022	R16	Alexander Zverev	6-3 7-6(5) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 23, 2022	R32	Reilly Opelka	7-6(4) 4-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 20, 2022	R64	Soonwoo Kwon	7-6(6) 6-7(3) 6-7(6) 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 19, 2022	R128	Laslo Djere	7-6(3) 6-4 3-6 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data