Two finals on the hardcourts of the Australian Open, eight years apart
In 2009, Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer 7-5, 3-6, 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-2
The 2009 result marked the 3rd time in the last 4 Slams that Nadal had bested Federer in the final and denied Federer a then record equalling 14th Grand Slam title. As events transpired, Federer would go onto to tie and then break the record at the next two Slam events
Nadal won 173 points, Federer 174
Serve Stats
Nadal...
- 1st serve percentage ((114/175) 65%
- 1st serve points won (75/114) 66%
- 2nd serve points won (29/61) 48%
- Aces 4, Service Winners 2
- Double Faults 4
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (33/175) 19%
Federer...
- 1st serve percentage (93/172) 54%
- 1st serve points won (67/93) 72%
- 2nd serve points won (36/79) 46%
- Aces 9, Service Winners 8
- Double Faults 6
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (39/172) 23%
Serve Patterns
Nadal served...
- to FH 11%
- to BH 84%
- to Body 5%
Federer served...
- to FH 29%
- to BH 71%
Return Stats
Nadal made...
- 121 (45 FH, 76 BH), including 13 runaround FHs
- 3 Winners (2 FH, 1 BH)
- 22 Errors, comprising...
- 9 Unforced (2 FH, 7 BH)
- 13 Forced (3 FH, 10 BH)
- Return Rate (121/166) 73%
Federer made...
- 138 (18 FH, 120 BH), including 5 runaround FHs and 1 return-approach
- 4 Winners (2 FH, 2 BH), both FHs being runarounds
- 27 Errors, comprising...
- 6 Unforced (1 FH, 5 BH)
- 21 Forced (2 FH, 19 BH)
- Return Rate (138/171) 81%
Break Points
Nadal 7/16 (10 games)
Federer 6/19 (9 games)
Winners (excluding serves, including returns)
Nadal 41 (26 FH, 14 BH, 1 BHV)
Federer 54 (28 FH, 13 BH, 5 FHV, 1 FH1/2V, 4 BHV, 1 BH1/2V, 2 OH)
Nadal's FHs comprise 7 cc, 6 inside-out, 2 dtl, 1 longline into the middle of the court and 1 drop shot
- In addition, he had 7 FH passes (2 cc, 5 dtl) and 1 BH pass (1 dtl)
- 2 further FH returns (1 dtl, 1 inside-out) and 1 BH return (1 cc)
- non return BHs are 8 cc, 3 dtl and 1 drop shot
Federer's FHs comprise 9 cc, 9 inside-out, 5 dtl, 1 inside-in and 1 longline.
- 2 FH returns (1 inside-in, 1 inside-out) to go with 2 BH returns (2 cc), one of which was a net chord dribbler
- 4 passes (1 FH, 3 BH). The FH was a non-clean cc. The 3 BHs (2 cc, 1 dtl)
- Of non-pass BHs, 4 cc (1 not clean), 3 dtl (1 slightly inside-out) and 1 drop shot
- He had 6 S/V point winners (3 FHV, 2 BHV, 1 BH1/2V). 4 were first 'volleys' (2 FHV {1 swinging}, 1 BHV, 1 BH1/2V), 2 were second volleys (1 FHV, 1 BHV)
Errors (excluding serves and returns)
Nadal 79
- 31 Unforced (16 FH, 14 BH, 1 BHV)
- 48 Forced (20 FH, 25 BH, 1 FHV, 2 BHV)
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 43.2
Federer 89
- 55 Unforced (26 FH, 25 BH, 3 FHV, 1 BHV)
- 34 Forced (16 FH, 16 BH, 1 FHV, 1 BHV)
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 45.3
(Note 1: All 1/2 volleys refer to such shots played at net. 1/2 volleys played from other parts of the court are included within relevant groundstroke numbers)
(Note 2: the Unforced Error Forcefulness Index is an indicator of how aggressive the average UE was. The numbers presented for these two matches are keyed on 4 categories - 20 defensive, 40 neutral, 50 attacking and 60 winner attempt)
Net Points & Serve-Volley
Nadal was 10/22 (45%) at net and had no S/V
Federer was 33/49 (67%), including 12/15 (80%) S/V'ng - off first serves 9/12 (75%) + 2/2 'delayed' serve-volleying, off second serves 1/1
He was 1/1 return-approaching and 1/2 when forced back or retreated
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In 2017, Federer beat Nadal 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
The win gave Federer his first Slam title in 5 years and was his first tournament back from a six month injury layoff, while Nadal was playing his first Slam final in 3 years and had also missed the last part of the previous season with injury
Federer won 150 points, Nadal 139
Serve Stats
Federer...
- 1st serve percentage (85/138) 62%
- 1st serve points won (65/85) 76%
- 2nd serve points won (26/53) 49%
- Aces 20 (1 2nd serve), 1 Service Winner
- Double Faults 3
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (45/138) 33%
Nadal....
- 1st serve percentage (110/151) 73%
- 1st serve points won (69/110) 63%
- 2nd serve points won (23/41) 56%
- Aces 4 (2 2nd serves), 3 Service Winners
- Double Faults 3
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (39/151) 26%
Serve Patterns
Federer served...
- to FH 36%
- to BH 64%
Nadal served....
- to FH 31%
- to BH 57%
- to Body 12%
Return Stats
Federer made...
- 114 (40 FH, 74 BH), including 5 runaround FHs
- 2 Winners (2 BH)
- 27 Errors, comprising...
- 5 Unforced (2 FH, 3 BH), including 1 runaround FH attempt
- 22 Forced (9 FH, 13 BH)
- Return Rate (114/148) 77%
Nadal made...
- 90 (44 FH, 46 BH), including 13 runaround FHs
- 4 Winners (1 FH, 3 BH)
- 24 Errors, comprising...
- 5 Unforced (2 FH, 3 BH), including 1 runaround FH attempt
- 19 Forced (6 FH, 13 BH)
- Return Rate (90/135) 67%
Break Points
Federer 6/20 (10 games)
Nadal 4/17 (8 games)
Winners (including returns, excluding serves)
Federer 51 (28 FH, 12 BH, 6 FHV, 3 BHV, 2 OH)
Nadal 30 (20 FH, 8 BH, 2 BHV)
Federer's FHs are 9 inside-out, 9 cc, 6 dtl, 1 longline, 1 inside-in and 2 net chord dribblers
- On the BH, 6 cc, 4 dtl, 1 inside-out. He has a further 2 BH returns (1 cc, 1 dtl)
- 2 Serve-volley point shots, both first volleys (1 FHV, 1 OH).
- 2 other FHVs are swinging shots
Nadal's non-pass FHs are 7 dtl, 4 cc, 3 inside-out, 2 inside-in, 1 at net and 1 net chord dribbler. He has 1 further return dtl
- 4 passes (1 FH, 3 BH). The FH is dtl. 2 BHs are returns (1 cc, 1 dtl) and the non-return is cc
- non-pass BHs are 3 cc (1 return), 1 dtl and 1 running down a drop shot
Errors (excluding serves and returns)
Federer 73
- 48 Unforced (25 FH, 20 BH, 2 BHV, 1 OH)
- 25 Forced (17 FH, 5 BH, 1 FHV, 2 BHV)
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 47.7
Nadal 50
- 18 Unforced (12 FH, 6 BH)
- 32 Forced (24 FH, 8 BH)
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 47.2
Net Points & Serve-Volley
Federer was 27/37 (73%) at net, including 9/12 (75%) S/V'ng - off 1st serve 7/8 (88%), off 2nd serve 2/4 (50%)
Nadal was 6/7 (86%) at net, with no S/V
In 2009, Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer 7-5, 3-6, 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-2
The 2009 result marked the 3rd time in the last 4 Slams that Nadal had bested Federer in the final and denied Federer a then record equalling 14th Grand Slam title. As events transpired, Federer would go onto to tie and then break the record at the next two Slam events
Nadal won 173 points, Federer 174
Serve Stats
Nadal...
- 1st serve percentage ((114/175) 65%
- 1st serve points won (75/114) 66%
- 2nd serve points won (29/61) 48%
- Aces 4, Service Winners 2
- Double Faults 4
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (33/175) 19%
Federer...
- 1st serve percentage (93/172) 54%
- 1st serve points won (67/93) 72%
- 2nd serve points won (36/79) 46%
- Aces 9, Service Winners 8
- Double Faults 6
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (39/172) 23%
Serve Patterns
Nadal served...
- to FH 11%
- to BH 84%
- to Body 5%
Federer served...
- to FH 29%
- to BH 71%
Return Stats
Nadal made...
- 121 (45 FH, 76 BH), including 13 runaround FHs
- 3 Winners (2 FH, 1 BH)
- 22 Errors, comprising...
- 9 Unforced (2 FH, 7 BH)
- 13 Forced (3 FH, 10 BH)
- Return Rate (121/166) 73%
Federer made...
- 138 (18 FH, 120 BH), including 5 runaround FHs and 1 return-approach
- 4 Winners (2 FH, 2 BH), both FHs being runarounds
- 27 Errors, comprising...
- 6 Unforced (1 FH, 5 BH)
- 21 Forced (2 FH, 19 BH)
- Return Rate (138/171) 81%
Break Points
Nadal 7/16 (10 games)
Federer 6/19 (9 games)
Winners (excluding serves, including returns)
Nadal 41 (26 FH, 14 BH, 1 BHV)
Federer 54 (28 FH, 13 BH, 5 FHV, 1 FH1/2V, 4 BHV, 1 BH1/2V, 2 OH)
Nadal's FHs comprise 7 cc, 6 inside-out, 2 dtl, 1 longline into the middle of the court and 1 drop shot
- In addition, he had 7 FH passes (2 cc, 5 dtl) and 1 BH pass (1 dtl)
- 2 further FH returns (1 dtl, 1 inside-out) and 1 BH return (1 cc)
- non return BHs are 8 cc, 3 dtl and 1 drop shot
Federer's FHs comprise 9 cc, 9 inside-out, 5 dtl, 1 inside-in and 1 longline.
- 2 FH returns (1 inside-in, 1 inside-out) to go with 2 BH returns (2 cc), one of which was a net chord dribbler
- 4 passes (1 FH, 3 BH). The FH was a non-clean cc. The 3 BHs (2 cc, 1 dtl)
- Of non-pass BHs, 4 cc (1 not clean), 3 dtl (1 slightly inside-out) and 1 drop shot
- He had 6 S/V point winners (3 FHV, 2 BHV, 1 BH1/2V). 4 were first 'volleys' (2 FHV {1 swinging}, 1 BHV, 1 BH1/2V), 2 were second volleys (1 FHV, 1 BHV)
Errors (excluding serves and returns)
Nadal 79
- 31 Unforced (16 FH, 14 BH, 1 BHV)
- 48 Forced (20 FH, 25 BH, 1 FHV, 2 BHV)
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 43.2
Federer 89
- 55 Unforced (26 FH, 25 BH, 3 FHV, 1 BHV)
- 34 Forced (16 FH, 16 BH, 1 FHV, 1 BHV)
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 45.3
(Note 1: All 1/2 volleys refer to such shots played at net. 1/2 volleys played from other parts of the court are included within relevant groundstroke numbers)
(Note 2: the Unforced Error Forcefulness Index is an indicator of how aggressive the average UE was. The numbers presented for these two matches are keyed on 4 categories - 20 defensive, 40 neutral, 50 attacking and 60 winner attempt)
Net Points & Serve-Volley
Nadal was 10/22 (45%) at net and had no S/V
Federer was 33/49 (67%), including 12/15 (80%) S/V'ng - off first serves 9/12 (75%) + 2/2 'delayed' serve-volleying, off second serves 1/1
He was 1/1 return-approaching and 1/2 when forced back or retreated
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In 2017, Federer beat Nadal 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
The win gave Federer his first Slam title in 5 years and was his first tournament back from a six month injury layoff, while Nadal was playing his first Slam final in 3 years and had also missed the last part of the previous season with injury
Federer won 150 points, Nadal 139
Serve Stats
Federer...
- 1st serve percentage (85/138) 62%
- 1st serve points won (65/85) 76%
- 2nd serve points won (26/53) 49%
- Aces 20 (1 2nd serve), 1 Service Winner
- Double Faults 3
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (45/138) 33%
Nadal....
- 1st serve percentage (110/151) 73%
- 1st serve points won (69/110) 63%
- 2nd serve points won (23/41) 56%
- Aces 4 (2 2nd serves), 3 Service Winners
- Double Faults 3
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (39/151) 26%
Serve Patterns
Federer served...
- to FH 36%
- to BH 64%
Nadal served....
- to FH 31%
- to BH 57%
- to Body 12%
Return Stats
Federer made...
- 114 (40 FH, 74 BH), including 5 runaround FHs
- 2 Winners (2 BH)
- 27 Errors, comprising...
- 5 Unforced (2 FH, 3 BH), including 1 runaround FH attempt
- 22 Forced (9 FH, 13 BH)
- Return Rate (114/148) 77%
Nadal made...
- 90 (44 FH, 46 BH), including 13 runaround FHs
- 4 Winners (1 FH, 3 BH)
- 24 Errors, comprising...
- 5 Unforced (2 FH, 3 BH), including 1 runaround FH attempt
- 19 Forced (6 FH, 13 BH)
- Return Rate (90/135) 67%
Break Points
Federer 6/20 (10 games)
Nadal 4/17 (8 games)
Winners (including returns, excluding serves)
Federer 51 (28 FH, 12 BH, 6 FHV, 3 BHV, 2 OH)
Nadal 30 (20 FH, 8 BH, 2 BHV)
Federer's FHs are 9 inside-out, 9 cc, 6 dtl, 1 longline, 1 inside-in and 2 net chord dribblers
- On the BH, 6 cc, 4 dtl, 1 inside-out. He has a further 2 BH returns (1 cc, 1 dtl)
- 2 Serve-volley point shots, both first volleys (1 FHV, 1 OH).
- 2 other FHVs are swinging shots
Nadal's non-pass FHs are 7 dtl, 4 cc, 3 inside-out, 2 inside-in, 1 at net and 1 net chord dribbler. He has 1 further return dtl
- 4 passes (1 FH, 3 BH). The FH is dtl. 2 BHs are returns (1 cc, 1 dtl) and the non-return is cc
- non-pass BHs are 3 cc (1 return), 1 dtl and 1 running down a drop shot
Errors (excluding serves and returns)
Federer 73
- 48 Unforced (25 FH, 20 BH, 2 BHV, 1 OH)
- 25 Forced (17 FH, 5 BH, 1 FHV, 2 BHV)
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 47.7
Nadal 50
- 18 Unforced (12 FH, 6 BH)
- 32 Forced (24 FH, 8 BH)
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 47.2
Net Points & Serve-Volley
Federer was 27/37 (73%) at net, including 9/12 (75%) S/V'ng - off 1st serve 7/8 (88%), off 2nd serve 2/4 (50%)
Nadal was 6/7 (86%) at net, with no S/V
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