Rafael Nadal bests Yannick Hanfmann 6-2 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Melbourne on Wednesday. Nadal will clash against Karen Khachanov or Benjamin Bonzi in the 3rd round. The match lasted 2 hours and 42 minutes. Rafael won this tournament once in 2009. Here you can see his history at this event.

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Rafael added to his prize money $ 40,000 after winning this match. He has won already $ 180,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Nadal will add $ 120,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 300,000 in total.

Highlights Rafael Nadal vs. Yannick Hanfmann Australian Open – Melbourne

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Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Nadal
Hanfmann
6-2 6-3 6-4
2h:42
102
102
Total points
79
79
35
35
Winners
34
34
34%
34%
Ratio Winners
43%
43%
26
26
Unforced
32
32
45%
45%
Ratio Unforced
55%
55%
13/18
13/18
Net Approaches
16/27
16/27
72%
72%
Perc
59%
59%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
5
5
5
5
Double Faults
1
1
54%
54%
1st in
58%
58%
76%
76%
1st won
61%
61%
35/46
35/46
1st won
34/56
34/56
64%
64%
2nd won
50%
50%
25/39
25/39
2nd won
20/40
20/40
204
204
Fastest serve
206
206
188
188
AVG 1st Serve
185
185
161
161
AVG 2nd Serve
147
147
-- Break Points --
4/16
4/16
Total
0/2
0/2
25%
25%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, Nadal scored 102 points vs. Yannick’s 79.

Nadal

The Spaniard served exceptionally well to win 76% of the points (35/46) behind his first serve, and he won 64% points (25/39) on his second serve. Nadal won this match even if he had some problems converting his break points as he converted only 25% (4/16) of the procured opportunities.

Hanfmann

On the other side, Hanfmann wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/2). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Nadal and Hanfmann is 2-0 for Rafael.

Draw and next match H2H: Rafael Nadal vs. Karen Khachanov or Benjamin Bonzi – stats

Nadal will fight against either Karen Khachanov or Benjamin Bonzi in the 3rd round. The head to head is 7-0 vs. Karen Khachanov and 0-0 vs. Benjamin Bonzi.

Live score progression and stats

The Spaniard in this set was too strong for Hanfmann and without many problems he won 6-2 after breaking Yannick in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game.

The German was outplayed in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 2-2 to 6-2.

Nadal converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 15-40) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the German was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 40-A) and the 7th game (2-4 30-40).

They played 56 points. Rafael conquered the set after winning 10 more points than Hanfmann (33-23). Nadal surrendered 10 points on serve (19-10). In addition, on the other side, Hanfmann conceded 14 points on serve (13-14).

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Rafael snatched in the 8th game (5-3) before finally winning the set (6-3).

Nadal converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 40-A), the 4th (2-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 6th (3-2 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 30-40). On the other side, Nadal didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 61 points. Nadal conquered the set after winning 11 more points than Yannick (36-25). The Spaniard surrendered 5 points on serve (20-5). On the other side, the German conceded 16 points on serve (20-16).

Similarly to the 2nd set, the set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition on serve. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Nadal clinched in the 3rd

game (2-1) just before eventually winning the set (6-4).

The Spaniard converted 12% of his break points (1/8). He had 8 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 3rd (1-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Rafael didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 64 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Nadal won just 2 points more than Hanfmann (33-31). Nadal conceded 10 points on serve (21-10). on the other side of the court, Hanfmann conceded 12 points on serve (21-12

).

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