SF Roland Garros 2010

Rafael Nadal #2 def. Jurgen Melzer #27

6-2 6-3 7-6(6)

Rafael Nadal defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-2 6-3 7-6(6) in the 2010 Roland Garros semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRafael NadalJurgen Melzer
Aces43
Double faults42
First serve %76.0%73.0%
First serve points won %75.0%57.0%
Second serve points won %55.0%37.0%
Break points saved %33.0%38.0%
Break points converted %62.0%67.0%
Service points won %71.0%52.0%
Return points won %48.0%29.0%
Total points won %59.0%41.0%

Player Comparison

FieldRafael NadalJurgen Melzer
Country ESP AUT
Birth dateJun 3, 1986May 22, 1981
Age2429
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)227
Ranking points (entering)6,8801,495
Elo (entering)2,2832,017
Current career W-L1,056–228331–307
Current career earnings$134,946,100$10,739,212
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal #2 2 0 Jurgen Melzer #27

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Almagro #217-6(2) 7-6(3) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 3, 2010QF
Thomaz Bellucci #296-2 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 1, 2010R16
Lleyton Hewitt #336-3 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 2010R32
Horacio Zeballos #446-2 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 27, 2010R64
Gianni Mina #6556-2 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 26, 2010R128

Rafael Nadal's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Robin Soderling #76-4 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 6, 2010F

Jurgen Melzer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Novak Djokovic #33-6 2-6 6-2 7-6(3) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 3, 2010QF
Teymuraz Gabashvili #1147-6(6) 4-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 1, 2010R16
David Ferrer #116-4 6-0 7-6(1)WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 2010R32
Nicolas Mahut #1546-1 3-6 7-6(7) 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 27, 2010R64
Dudi Sela #617-5 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 26, 2010R128