Rafael Nadal vs Grigor Dimitrov, Australian Open 2017, Semifinal

Grand Slam · Semifinal · Hard · Fri 27 Jan

Final

Rafael Nadal

WinnerRank #1731.3971%

Nadal won in 5 sets · 4h 56m

3–2

Set 16–3

Set 25–7

Set 37–6⁵

Set 46–7⁴

Set 56–4

Grigor Dimitrov

LostRank #1233.3729%

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

1.7vs last year

Wind

19 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

67%

Moderate

Temperature

24°C

Warm

Altitude

23 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

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Set statistics

Final statistics

Service

8Aces20

3Double faults5

138/18375%1st serve %70%126/181

42/4593%2nd serve %91%50/55

95/13869%1st serve points won70%88/126

24/4553%2nd serve points won49%27/55

12/1675%Break points saved62%8/13

27Service games played27

Return

38/12630%1st serve return points31%43/138

28/5551%2nd serve return points47%21/45

5/1338%Break points converted25%4/16

27Return games played27

Points

119Service points won115

66Receiver points won64

6Max points in a row8

Games

3Max games in a row3

1Tiebreaks1

No tape

Nadal6

Dimitrov4

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Nadal5

Dimitrov4

150300301530304030

Nadal4

Dimitrov4

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Nadal3

Dimitrov4

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Nadal3

Dimitrov3

150300400

Nadal2

Dimitrov3

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Nadal2

Dimitrov2

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Nadal1

Dimitrov2

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Nadal1

Dimitrov1

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Nadal0

Dimitrov1

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Head to head

14Nadal

1Dimitrov

15 meetings

Hard 8–1Clay 6–0

Australian OpenSemifinal · 27 Jan 2017HardThis match
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 7⁷Set 4: 6⁴Set 5: 6
Grigor Dimitrov
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 6⁵Set 4: 7⁷Set 5: 4
Monte Carlo MastersRound of 16 · 15 Apr 2021Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Grigor Dimitrov
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 1
AcapulcoSemifinal · 28 Feb 2020Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Grigor Dimitrov
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
Monte Carlo MastersRound of 16 · 18 Apr 2019Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Grigor Dimitrov
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1
Monte Carlo MastersSemifinal · 21 Apr 2018Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Grigor Dimitrov
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1
Shanghai MastersQuarterfinal · 13 Oct 2017Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 6
Grigor Dimitrov
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 3

Match research

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Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
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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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Rafael Nadal vs Grigor Dimitrov, Australian Open 2017, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Set statistics

Service

Return

Points

Games

Point by point

Head to head

Match research