Rafael Nadal vs Roger Federer — Australian Open Semi-final

Australian Open · ATP · Semi-final
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Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2012
hard
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Roger Federer
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nadal R.
6-7 6-2 7-6 6-4
Federer R.
Nadal R.
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Federer R.
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Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer 6-7 6-2 7-6 6-4 in the Australian Open semi-final on hard. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 11–10.

Key context

Head to head

10–10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-07-01WimbledonSFgrassRoger Federer7-6(3) 1-6 6-3 6-4
2019-05-27Roland GarrosSFclayRafael Nadal6-3 6-4 6-2
2017-10-09Shanghai MastersFhardRoger Federer6-4 6-3
2017-03-20Miami MastersFhardRoger Federer6-3 6-4
2017-03-06Indian Wells MastersR16hardRoger Federer6-2 6-3
2017-01-16Australian OpenFhardRoger Federer6-4 3-6 6-1 3-6 6-3
2015-10-26BaselFhardRoger Federer6-3 5-7 6-3
2014-01-13Australian OpenSFhardRafael Nadal7-6(4) 6-3 6-3
2013-11-04Tour FinalsSFhardRafael Nadal7-5 6-3
2013-08-11Cincinnati MastersQFhardRafael Nadal5-7 6-4 6-3
2013-05-12Rome MastersFclayRafael Nadal6-1 6-3
2013-03-07Indian Wells MastersQFhardRafael Nadal6-4 6-2
2012-03-08Indian Wells MastersSFhardRoger Federer6-3 6-4
2011-11-20Tour FinalsRRhardRoger Federer6-3 6-0
2011-05-22Roland GarrosFclayRafael Nadal7-5 7-6(3) 5-7 6-1
2011-05-01Madrid MastersSFclayRafael Nadal5-7 6-1 6-3
2011-03-23Miami MastersSFhardRafael Nadal6-3 6-2
2010-11-21Tour FinalsFhardRoger Federer6-3 3-6 6-1
2010-05-09Madrid MastersFclayRafael Nadal6-4 7-6(5)
2009-05-10Madrid MastersFclayRoger Federer6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Federer R.

Federer R.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Nadal R.Federer R.
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
59%
Service points won·Even
67%
71%
Return points won·Even
42%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.4
8.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Federer R.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
97
92
Break points saved·Even
100
100
Break points won·Clear edge
99
83
Deciding sets·Even
100
99
Tiebreaks·Even
99
100

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 28 km/hHumidity 37%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
Nadal R.
5-76-46-26-757-5
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Federer R.
6-756-27-656-4
Djokovic N.
Murray A.
6-33-66-746-17-5
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
del Potro J.
6-46-36-2
Nadal R.
Berdych T.
6-757-666-46-3
Murray A.
Nishikori K.
6-36-36-1
Djokovic N.
Ferrer D.
6-47-646-1
R16
Murray A.
Kukushkin M.
6-16-11-0
Ferrer D.
Gasquet R.
6-46-46-1
Djokovic N.
Hewitt L.
6-16-34-66-3
Nadal R.
Lopez F.
6-46-46-2
Berdych T.
Almagro N.
4-67-657-637-62
Federer R.
Tomic B.
6-46-26-2
del Potro J.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-46-26-1
Nishikori K.
Tsonga J.
2-66-26-13-66-3
R32
Almagro N.
Wawrinka S.
7-626-26-4
Tomic B.
Dolgopolov A.
4-67-607-662-66-3
del Potro J.
Lu Y.
6-26-36-0
Nishikori K.
Benneteau J.
4-67-637-646-3
Ferrer D.
Chela J.
7-56-26-1
Gasquet R.
Tipsarevic J.
6-36-36-1
Nadal R.
Lacko L.
6-26-46-2
Lopez F.
Isner J.
6-36-736-46-706-1
Berdych T.
Anderson K.
7-657-616-1
Federer R.
Karlovic I.
7-667-56-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Falla A.
6-36-27-63
Tsonga J.
Gil F.
6-26-26-2
Kukushkin M.
Monfils G.
6-27-55-71-66-4
Murray A.
Llodra M.
6-46-26-0
Djokovic N.
Mahut N.
6-06-16-1
Hewitt L.
Raonic M.
4-66-37-656-3
R64
Chela J.
Andujar P.
6-46-46-3
Federer R.
Beck A.
W/O
Gasquet R.
Golubev A.
6-46-23-0
Hewitt L.
Roddick A.
3-66-36-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Riba P.
6-04-0
Karlovic I.
Berlocq C.
7-643-66-36-4
Tomic B.
Querrey S.
3-66-37-636-3
Dolgopolov A.
Kamke T.
4-66-16-13-68-6
del Potro J.
Kavcic B.
6-47-56-3
Tsonga J.
Mello R.
7-56-46-4
Gil F.
Granollers M.
6-34-66-46-3
Nishikori K.
Ebden M.
3-61-66-46-16-1
Benneteau J.
Simon G.
7-57-681-63-66-2
Monfils G.
Bellucci T.
2-66-06-46-2
Kukushkin M.
Troicki V.
5-76-46-24-66-3
Llodra M.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-16-34-65-76-4
Murray A.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-16-46-4
Ferrer D.
Sweeting R.
6-746-23-66-26-3
Tipsarevic J.
Duckworth J.
3-66-27-656-4
Nadal R.
Haas T.
6-46-36-4
Lacko L.
Young D.
6-36-13-66-3
Raonic M.
Petzschner P.
6-45-76-27-5
Lopez F.
Cipolla F.
7-57-646-2
Mahut N.
Ito T.
1-67-666-26-2
Falla A.
Fish M.
7-646-37-66
Djokovic N.
Giraldo S.
6-36-26-1
Lu Y.
Serra F.
7-56-26-2
Isner J.
Nalbandian D.
4-66-32-67-6510-8
Almagro N.
Dimitrov G.
4-66-36-746-46-0
Wawrinka S.
Baghdatis M.
7-636-45-76-1
Anderson K.
Stakhovsky S.
3-66-17-636-3
Berdych T.
Rochus O.
6-16-07-64
R128
Nalbandian D.
Nieminen J.
6-44-2
Haas T.
Kudla D.
7-653-66-07-5
Wawrinka S.
Paire B.
6-16-17-5
Kavcic B.
Ward J.
6-46-36-4
Serra F.
Darcis S.
6-733-65-4
Gil F.
Dodig I.
2-66-16-14-1
Benneteau J.
Beck K.
6-46-27-5
Roger-Vasselin E.
Malisse X.
7-66
Hewitt L.
Stebe C.
7-56-43-67-5
Troicki V.
Ferrero J.
4-66-736-27-636-2
Cipolla F.
Davydenko N.
6-44-63-66-26-1
Lopez F.
Mayer L.
7-656-37-62
Lacko L.
Ljubicic I.
3-64-66-36-46-4
Young D.
Gojowczyk P.
6-16-24-61-66-2
Nadal R.
Kuznetsov A.
6-46-16-1
Tomic B.
Verdasco F.
4-66-736-46-27-5
Karlovic I.
Melzer J.
7-637-56-3
Berlocq C.
Huta Galung J.
2-66-37-636-3
Beck A.
Prodon E.
6-46-24-67-5
Federer R.
Kudryavtsev A.
7-56-26-2
Berdych T.
Ramos A.
7-54-66-26-3
Rochus O.
Phau B.
6-16-46-0
Stakhovsky S.
Marchenko I.
6-36-794-66-37-5
Anderson K.
Nielsen F.
6-16-26-4
Lu Y.
De Voest R.
6-43-66-13-66-3
Querrey S.
De Schepper K.
6-36-26-2
Kamke T.
Hanescu V.
6-26-16-2
Dolgopolov A.
Jones G.
1-64-66-16-16-2
del Potro J.
Mannarino A.
2-66-17-56-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Monaco J.
7-54-66-36-746-0
Riba P.
Montanes A.
7-622-66-47-65
Falla A.
Fognini F.
6-36-23-66-1
Fish M.
Muller G.
6-46-46-2
Tsonga J.
Istomin D.
6-43-66-27-5
Mello R.
Bautista Agut R.
6-46-47-5
Granollers M.
Levine J.
6-07-645-75-76-3
Nishikori K.
Robert S.
6-17-676-0
Ebden M.
Souza J.
6-37-616-2
Simon G.
Udomchoke D.
6-13-66-756-36-2
Monfils G.
Matosevic M.
7-656-36-3
Bellucci T.
Sela D.
7-656-46-3
Kukushkin M.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-46-36-0
Bogomolov Jr A.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-36-26-4
Llodra M.
Gulbis E.
2-66-16-26-2
Murray A.
Harrison R.
4-66-36-46-2
Ferrer D.
Machado R.
6-16-46-2
Sweeting R.
Bachinger M.
6-46-46-2
Andujar P.
Kunitsyn I.
6-17-6126-0
Chela J.
Russell M.
7-636-36-4
Gasquet R.
Seppi A.
6-33-66-36-1
Golubev A.
Youzhny M.
7-56-746-44-66-3
Duckworth J.
Zopp J.
6-36-46-4
Tipsarevic J.
Tursunov D.
5-77-6126-36-4
Roddick A.
Haase R.
6-36-46-1
Petzschner P.
Rosol L.
6-06-06-2
Raonic M.
Volandri F.
6-46-06-2
Mahut N.
Stepanek R.
7-57-56-3
Ito T.
Starace P.
6-34-66-36-4
Giraldo S.
Viola M.
6-46-26-1
Djokovic N.
Lorenzi P.
6-26-06-0
Isner J.
Mitchell B.
6-46-47-61
Almagro N.
Kubot L.
1-67-56-37-5
Dimitrov G.
Chardy J.
4-66-33-66-46-4
Baghdatis M.
Becker B.
6-17-656-2