Rafael Nadal vs Julien Benneteau — Cincinnati Masters Round of 32

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 32
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Sunday, 14 August 2011
hard
FRA
Julien Benneteau
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rafael Nadal defeated Julien Benneteau 6-4 7-5 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Nadal R.
672
Benneteau J.
45–

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
1.11
SlowFast
Weather
23°CPartly cloudy
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 73%

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-08-15Cincinnati MastersR16hardRafael Nadal5-7 7-6(6) 6-2
2005-01-17Australian OpenR128hardRafael Nadal6-0 6-4 6-2
2004-10-04LyonR32clayJulien Benneteau6-3 6-0

Statistics

Recent form
Nadal R.Benneteau J.
69%1st serve in+7%62%
67%1st serve points won+3%70%
51%2nd serve points won+2%49%
62%Service points won62%
40%Return points won+1%39%
56%Break points saved+1%57%
2.2Aces / match+46.2
1.8Double faults / match+1.53.3

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Murray A.
Djokovic N.
6-43-0
Semi-finals
Murray A.
Fish M.
6-37-68
Djokovic N.
Berdych T.
7-5
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.
Monfils G.
3-66-46-3
Berdych T.
Federer R.
6-27-63
Murray A.
Simon G.
6-36-3
Fish M.
Nadal R.
6-36-4
R16
Djokovic N.
Stepanek R.
6-36-3
Monfils G.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-26-2
Federer R.
Blake J.
6-46-1
Berdych T.
Almagro N.
6-26-2
Simon G.
Ferrer D.
6-46-736-4
Murray A.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-27-5
Fish M.
Gasquet R.
7-57-5
Nadal R.
Verdasco F.
7-656-747-69
R32
Gasquet R.
Anderson K.
7-646-4
Verdasco F.
Llodra M.
6-46-4
Nadal R.
Benneteau J.
6-47-5
Fish M.
Davydenko N.
6-06-2
Murray A.
Nalbandian D.
6-46-1
Bogomolov Jr A.
Tsonga J.
6-36-4
Simon G.
Tipsarevic J.
6-736-26-3
Ferrer D.
Dimitrov G.
4-66-17-5
Berdych T.
Monaco J.
7-626-0
Almagro N.
Karlovic I.
6-35-77-62
Blake J.
Fognini F.
6-46-2
Federer R.
del Potro J.
6-37-5
Monfils G.
Dodig I.
4-66-34-0
Kohlschreiber P.
Lopez F.
6-16-4
Stepanek R.
Golubev A.
6-37-62
Djokovic N.
Harrison R.
6-26-3
R64
Benneteau J.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-31-0
Verdasco F.
Bellucci T.
6-37-64
Llodra M.
Youzhny M.
7-53-67-64
Gasquet R.
Dolgopolov A.
6-17-64
Anderson K.
Malisse X.
6-37-66
Davydenko N.
Stakhovsky S.
6-27-65
Nalbandian D.
Nishikori K.
6-46-4
Bogomolov Jr A.
Ginepri R.
6-46-3
Tsonga J.
Cilic M.
6-36-4
Simon G.
Melzer J.
6-736-37-5
Tipsarevic J.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-03-67-65
Dimitrov G.
Ilhan M.
6-37-5
Monaco J.
Haas T.
6-756-46-3
Karlovic I.
Mayer F.
6-16-3
Almagro N.
Montanes A.
7-656-4
Fognini F.
Troicki V.
6-46-1
Blake J.
Baghdatis M.
3-66-36-2
del Potro J.
Seppi A.
4-1
Dodig I.
Gulbis E.
6-37-63
Lopez F.
Ferrero J.
4-66-36-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Roddick A.
6-757-56-1
Golubev A.
Wawrinka S.
3-66-46-1
Stepanek R.
Isner J.
7-55-77-64
Harrison R.
Chela J.
6-36-3