SF Italian Open 2005

Rafael Nadal #7 def. David Ferrer #25

4-6 6-4 7-5

Rafael Nadal defeated David Ferrer 4-6 6-4 7-5 in the 2005 Italian Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 8, 2005*
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 2005
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 29m

Match Statistics

Stat	Rafael Nadal	David Ferrer
Aces	0	2
Double faults	0	4
First serve %	70.0%	62.0%
First serve points won %	61.0%	61.0%
Second serve points won %	52.0%	45.0%
Break points saved %	14.0%	22.0%
Break points converted %	78.0%	86.0%
Service points won %	58.0%	55.0%
Return points won %	45.0%	42.0%
Total points won %	52.0%	48.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	David Ferrer
Country	ESP	ESP
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	Apr 2, 1982
Age	18	23
Height	185 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	7	25
Ranking points (entering)	2,100	1,210
Elo (entering)	2,060	1,863
Current career W-L	1,056–228	703–371
Current career earnings	$134,946,100	$31,483,911

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal #7 1 – 1 David Ferrer #25

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Radek Stepanek #17	5-7 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 8, 2005	QF
Guillermo Canas #13	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 7, 2005	R16
Victor Hanescu #85	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 5, 2005	R32
Mikhail Youzhny #26	6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 4, 2005	R64

Rafael Nadal's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Guillermo Coria #8	6-4 3-6 6-3 4-6 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	May 9, 2005	F

David Ferrer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alberto Martin #62	6-2 3-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 8, 2005	QF
Gaston Gaudio #5	6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 7, 2005	R16
Thomas Johansson #18	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 5, 2005	R32
Cyril Saulnier #49	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 4, 2005	R64