Nadal dispatches Ruusuvuori in the semifinal of the Melbourne Summer Set. HIGHLIGHTS – MELBOURNE RESULTS

    MELBOURNE SUMMER SET - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Nadal bests Ruusuvuori to square off with Maxime Cressy in the final

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    Luke Meyer
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    Prediction and head to head Rafael Nadal vs. Emil Ruusuvuori

    Rafael Nadal gets by Emil Ruusuvuori 6-4 7-5 in the semifinal in Melbourne on Saturday. Nadal will have to play Maxime Cressy in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 56 minutes.

    Nadal
    Melbourne
    Nadal's Record

    Rafael added to his prize money $ 21,145 after winning this match. He has won already $ 48,365 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Spaniard will add $ 39,005 to his earnings to get in total $ 87,370 in total.

    Highlights Rafael Nadal vs. Emil Ruusuvuori Melbourne Summer Set – Melbourne

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Nadal
    Ruusuvuori
    Rafael Nadal
    6-4 7-5
    1h:56
    Emil Ruusuvuori
    77
    77
    Total points
    63
    63
    36
    36
    Winners
    37
    37
    47%
    47%
    Ratio Winners
    59%
    59%
    -- Serve --
    3
    3
    Aces
    3
    3
    1
    1
    Double Faults
    1
    1
    69%
    69%
    1st in
    82%
    82%
    77%
    77%
    1st won
    63%
    63%
    36/47
    36/47
    1st won
    37/59
    37/59
    52%
    52%
    2nd won
    38%
    38%
    11/21
    11/21
    2nd won
    5/13
    5/13
    -- Break Points --
    3/4
    3/4
    Total
    1/6
    1/6
    75%
    75%
    Won
    17%
    17%
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    At the end of the match, Rafael scored 77 points vs. Emil’s 63.

    Nadal

    Nadal served pretty well to win 77% of the points (36/47) behind his first serve, and he won 52% points (11/21) on his second serve. Nadal didn’t lose the focus when converting 75% of the break points that he conquered (3/4).

    Ruusuvuori

    On the other side, the Finn was struggling when converting his break points (only 17% – 1/6). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

    After this match, the head to head between Nadal and Ruusuvuori is 1-0 for Rafael.

    Draw and next match H2H: Rafael Nadal vs. Maxime Cressy – stats

    Nadal will play Cressy in the final.

    There is no head to head record between Rafael Nadal and Maxime Cressy since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

    Rafael Nadal Draw info

    Live score progression and stats

    1st Set -
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    NadalRuusuvuori
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    N
    0
    0
    R
    0
    0

    The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the Spaniard conquered in the 10th game (6-4).

    The Spaniard was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 10th game (5-4 40-A). On the other side, Ruusuvuori was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 30-40 and 40-A).

    They played 62 points. Rafael conquered the set after winning 6 points more than the Finn (34-28). Rafael surrendered 9 points on serve (23-9). On the other side, Emil conceded 11 points on serve (19-11).

    2nd Set -
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    0
    0
    0
    0

    Rafael won the set after he broke Ruusuvuori in the 8th (5-3) and in the 12th (7-5) game. Ruusuvuori tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 9th (5-4) game. Nonetheless, Rafael refused to give way to conquer the set 7-5.

    Rafael failed to serve out the set when leading 5-3 to be broken at 30.

    Nadal was perfect in converting all his break points in the 5th (3-2 40-A), the 7th (4-3 30-40) and the 12th game (6-5 40-A). On the other side, Ruusuvuori converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40), the 9th (3-5 15-40 and 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40).

    They played 76 points. Rafael conquered the set after winning 12 more points than Ruusuvuori (44-32). The Spaniard lost 12 points on serve (24-12). on the other side of the net, Emil conceded 20 points on serve (20-20).

     

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