Rafael Nadal victorious over Berrettini in the semifinal. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS

    AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Nadal beats Berrettini to come up against Daniil Medvedev in the final

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    Luke Meyer
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    Prediction and head to head Rafael Nadal vs. Matteo Berrettini

    Rafael Nadal topples Matteo Berrettini 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3 in the semifinal in Melbourne on Friday. Nadal will play against Daniil Medvedev in the final. The match lasted 2 hours and 55 minutes. The Spaniard won this tournament once in 2009. Here you can see his history at this event.

    Nadal
    Melbourne
    Nadal's Record

    Rafael added to his prize money $ 1,100,000 after conquering this match. He has won already $ 2,200,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Rafael will add $ 2,200,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 4,400,000 in total.

    Highlights Rafael Nadal vs. Matteo Berrettini Australian Open – Melbourne

    Nadal’s Interview

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Nadal
    Berrettini
    Rafael Nadal
    6-3 6-2 3-6
    6-3
    2h:55
    Matteo Berrettini
    108
    108
    Total points
    96
    96
    51
    51
    Winners
    50
    50
    47%
    47%
    Ratio Winners
    52%
    52%
    19
    19
    Unforced
    39
    39
    33%
    33%
    Ratio Unforced
    67%
    67%
    12/16
    12/16
    Net Approaches
    10/15
    10/15
    75%
    75%
    Perc
    67%
    67%
    -- Serve --
    5
    5
    Aces
    14
    14
    2
    2
    Double Faults
    2
    2
    69%
    69%
    1st in
    67%
    67%
    73%
    73%
    1st won
    74%
    74%
    51/70
    51/70
    1st won
    50/68
    50/68
    63%
    63%
    2nd won
    44%
    44%
    20/32
    20/32
    2nd won
    15/34
    15/34
    198
    198
    Fastest serve
    218
    218
    186
    186
    AVG 1st Serve
    199
    199
    165
    165
    AVG 2nd Serve
    165
    165
    -- Break Points --
    4/8
    4/8
    Total
    1/2
    1/2
    50%
    50%
    Won
    50%
    50%
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    At the end of the match, Rafael scored 108 points vs. Matteo’s 96.

    Nadal

    The Spaniard didn’t lose the concentration in converting 50% of the break points that he conquered (4/8).

    Berrettini

    On the other side, Berrettini was well focused in converting 50% of the break points that he procured points (1/2). However, that was not enough to win the encounter.

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

    Draw and next match H2H: Rafael Nadal vs. Daniil Medvedev – stats

    Nadal will come up against Medvedev in the final.

    This will be the 5th time that Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev fight against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

    Rafael Nadal Draw info

    Live score progression and stats

    Nadal had a great start in this set after breaking Matteo Berrettini in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That break was crucial for the Spaniard to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks anymore.

    Nadal was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 2nd game (1-0 15-40). On the other side, Rafael didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

    They played 57 points. Rafael won 7 more points than the Italian (32-25). Nadal lost 11 points on serve (22-11). on the other side of the net, the Italian conceded 10 points on serve (14-10).

    Nadal conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Matteo Berrettini in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. Nadal extended his lead after breaking the Italian in the 3rd (3-0) game before winning the set (6-2).

    An important stage of this set was when Nadal won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.

    Nadal converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40) and the 3rd game (2-0 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Nadal didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

    They played 50 points. Rafael was the winner of the set after clinching 10 points more than the Italian (30-20). Nadal dropped 6 points on serve (16-6). In addition, on the other side, the Italian conceded 14 points on serve (14-14).

    The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Matteo clinched in the 8th game (5-3) prior to finally winning the set (6-3).

    Matteo was perfect in converting all his break points in the 8th game (4-3 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Matteo didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

    They contested 51 points. The Italian conquered the set after winning 9 more points than the Spaniard (30-21). The Italian surrendered 8 points on serve (22-8). on the other side of the net, the Spaniard conceded 8 points on serve (13-8).

    Similarly to the 3rd set, the set was pretty even as both sides managed to hold the serve. The only difference was 1 break that the Spaniard grabbed in the 8th game (5-3) before eventually winning the set (6-3).

    The Spaniard converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 8th game (4-3 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Nadal didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

    They contested 46 points. Nadal won 4 more points than the Italian (25-21). Nadal dropped 6 points on serve (20-6). on the other side of the net, the Italian conceded 5 points on serve (15-5).

     

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