Rafael Nadal #1 def. Roger Federer #6

7-6(4) 6-3 6-3

Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer 7-6(4) 6-3 6-3 in the 2014 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 25, 2014*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2014
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 24m

Match Statistics

Stat	Rafael Nadal	Roger Federer
Aces	3	8
Double faults	1	1
First serve %	65	66
First serve points won %	73	65
Second serve points won %	73	50
Break points saved %	50	71
Break points converted %	29	50
Service points won %	73	60
Return points won %	40	27
Total points won %	55	45

Player Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	Roger Federer
Country	ESP	SUI
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	Aug 8, 1981
Age	27	32
Height	185 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	6
Ranking points (entering)	13,130	4,355
Elo (entering)	2,457	2,226
Current career W-L	1,056–228	1,219–272
Current career earnings	$134,946,100	$130,594,339

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal #1 22 – 10 Roger Federer #6

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Grigor Dimitrov #22	3-6 7-6(3) 7-6(7) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 2014	QF
Kei Nishikori #17	7-6(3) 7-5 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 21, 2014	R16
Gael Monfils #32	6-1 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 2014	R32
Thanasi Kokkinakis #570	6-2 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 16, 2014	R64
Bernard Tomic #57	6-4 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 2014	R128

Rafael Nadal's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Stan Wawrinka #8	3-6 2-6 6-3 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 26, 2014	F

Roger Federer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andy Murray #4	6-3 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 2014	QF
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #10	6-3 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 21, 2014	R16
Teymuraz Gabashvili #79	6-2 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 2014	R32
Blaz Kavcic #99	6-2 6-1 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 16, 2014	R64
James Duckworth #133	6-4 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 2014	R128