Lleyton Hewitt vs Rafael Nadal, Australian Open 2005, Round of 16

Grand Slam · Round of 16 · Hard · Mon 24 Jan

Final

Lleyton Hewitt

WinnerRank #6361.3074%

Hewitt won in 5 sets · 3h 53m

3–2

Set 17–5

Set 23–6

Set 31–6

Set 47–6³

Set 56–2

Rafael Nadal

LostRank #1733.8026%

Venue

Melbourne Park

Melbourne, AUS· Hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Average

0.9vs last year

Wind

19 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

74%

Humid

Temperature

26°C

Warm

Altitude

23 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

3h 53m

18Aces5

6Double faults3

94Service points won100

24Service games played24

18Service games won19

24Return games played24

12/1867%Break points saved71%12/17

5/1729%Break points converted33%6/18

Head to head

4Hewitt

7Nadal

11 meetings

Hard 3–2Clay 0–5Grass 1–0

Australian OpenRound of 16 · 24 Jan 2005HardThis match
Lleyton Hewitt
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 1Set 4: 7⁷Set 5: 6
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 6³Set 5: 2
Miami MastersRound of 64 · 22 Mar 2014Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Lleyton Hewitt
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 3
Roland GarrosRound of 32 · 29 May 2010Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Lleyton Hewitt
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4Set 3: 3
Roland GarrosRound of 32 · 29 May 2009Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Lleyton Hewitt
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 3Set 3: 1
Olympic GamesRound of 32 · 2008Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Lleyton Hewitt
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 2
Roland GarrosRound of 16 · 4 Jun 2007Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
Lleyton Hewitt
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1Set 3: 6⁵

Match research

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Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Lleyton Hewitt vs Rafael Nadal, Australian Open 2005, Round of 16

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Venue and conditions

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Head to head

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