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Rafael Nadal #2 def. Mardy Fish #294

6-1 6-4

Match Information

Date Mar 9, 2006*
Tournament Indian Wells Masters
Category Masters 1000
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner Rafael Nadal
Score6-1 6-4
Loser Mardy Fish
Duration1h 28m
StatRafael NadalMardy Fish
Aces110
Double faults23
First serve %6247
First serve points won %7661
Second serve points won %6744
Break points saved %76
Break points converted %24
Service points won %7252
Return points won %4828
Total points won %5743

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRafael NadalMardy Fish
Country ESP USA
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Dec 9, 1981
Age1924
Height185188
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2294
Ranking points (entering)4,665110
Elo (entering)2,1711,623
Career W-L1,045–225290–211
Career earnings$134,946,100$7,460,641
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal 0 0 Mardy Fish

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 8, 2006R64 Jan Hernych 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data

Rafael Nadal's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 11, 2006R16 Sebastien Grosjean 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data

Mardy Fish's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 8, 2006R64 Filippo Volandri 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Mar 7, 2006R128 Giovanni Lapentti 5-7 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data