Rafael Nadal vs Frances Tiafoe, Australian Open 2019, Quarterfinal
Final score
Final
6-3 6-4 6-2
Venue and conditions
Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AUSRod Laver Arena
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.7 vs last year103.0Fast
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 worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Set statistics
Final statisticsService
11Aces13
57/7774%1st serve %75%54/72
20/20100%2nd serve %100%18/18
48/5784%1st serve points won70%38/54
12/2060%2nd serve points won33%6/18
2/2100%Break points saved20%1/5
14Service games played13
Return
16/5430%1st serve return points16%9/57
12/1867%2nd serve return points40%8/20
4/580%Break points converted0%0/2
13Return games played14
Points
60Service points won44
28Receiver points won17
11Max points in a row5
Games
3Max games in a row1
Point by point
Nadal6
Tiafoe2
15030030154015
Nadal5
Tiafoe2
15030030154015
Nadal4
Tiafoe2
015151530154015
Nadal3
Tiafoe2
015030153030303040
Nadal3
Tiafoe1
15030030154015
Nadal2
Tiafoe1
015030040
Nadal2
Tiafoe0
15030040040154030
Nadal1
Tiafoe0
150300301540154030
Nadal6
Tiafoe4
150300400
Nadal5
Tiafoe4
15015153015401540304040A40404040A
Nadal5
Tiafoe3
1501515301530304030
Nadal4
Tiafoe3
015151515301540
Nadal4
Tiafoe2
015151530154015
Nadal3
Tiafoe2
015030040
Nadal3
Tiafoe1
015030153030303040404040A4040A404040A404040A40
Nadal2
Tiafoe1
0151515301530303040
Nadal2
Tiafoe0
150300400
Nadal1
Tiafoe0
150300400
Nadal6
Tiafoe3
150151530154015
Nadal5
Tiafoe3
1501515153030303040
Nadal5
Tiafoe2
1503004004015
Nadal4
Tiafoe2
015030040
Nadal4
Tiafoe1
015151530154015
Nadal3
Tiafoe1
015030040
Nadal3
Tiafoe0
150300400
Nadal2
Tiafoe0
01515151530303030404040A40
Nadal1
Tiafoe0
150300400
Head to head
2Nadal
1Tiafoe
3 meetingsHard 1–1Clay 1–0
- Australian OpenQuarterfinal · 22 Jan 2019HardThis matchRafael NadalSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Frances TiafoeSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4Set 3: 2
- US OpenRound of 16 · 5 Sept 2022HardFrances TiafoeSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Set 4: 6Rafael NadalSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 4Set 4: 3
- Madrid MastersRound of 16 · 9 May 2019ClayRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Frances TiafoeSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- 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.