
Rafael Nadal breezes past Richard Gasquet 6-0 6-1 7-5 in the 3rd round in New York on Saturday after playing a marvellous match to fight against Frances Tiafoe in the 4th round. The match lasted 2 hours and 17 minutes. The Spaniard won this tournament 4 times in 2010, 2013, 2017 and 2019. Here you can see his history at this event.
Rafael added to his prize money $ 90,000 after winning this match. He has won already $ 278,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Nadal will add $ 167,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 445,000 in total.
Highlights Rafael Nadal vs. Richard Gasquet U.S. Open – New York
Nadal’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Nadal scored 100 points vs. Gasquet’s 71.
Nadal
The Spaniard served extremely well to win 78% of the points (39/50) behind his first serve. Yet he won only 49% points (17/35) on his second serve. The Spaniard won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points as he converted only 47% (7/15) of the procured opportunities.
Gasquet
On the other side, Gasquet had some problems converting his break points (only 14% – 1/7). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Nadal and Gasquet is 18-1 for Rafael.
Draw and next match H2H: Rafael Nadal vs. Frances Tiafoe – stats
Nadal will fight against Tiafoe in the 4th round.
This will be the 3rd time that Rafael Nadal and Frances Tiafoe square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
Live score progression and stats
This set was completely uneven as the Spaniard conceded no games to Gasquet before winning the set 6-0.
The Spaniard converted 50% of his break points (3/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 40-A and 40-A), the 4th (3-0 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 6th game (5-0 40-A). On the other side, Richard was unable to convert any of his 5 break points. He had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 5th game (0-4 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 58 points. Nadal was the one to win the set after conquering 14 points more than the French player (36-22). Nadal conceded 8 points on serve (16-8). Regarding the other side of the net, Gasquet conceded 20 points on serve (14-20).
Nadal conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Richard Gasquet in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. The Spaniard reinforced his lead after breaking Gasquet in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).
The Spaniard converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 6th game (4-1 15-40). On the other side, Nadal didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 45 points. Nadal conquered the set after winning 13 points more than the French player (29-16). Nadal dropped 7 points on serve (17-7). on the other side of the net, Gasquet conceded 12 points on serve (9-12).
Nadal had a favorable start in this set after breaking Richard Gasquet in the 1st game (1-0). However, there was more to do for the Spaniard to win the set since Richard found the way to break back in the 4th (2-2) game. The Spaniard maintained his cool to break the French player in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-5).
Rafael converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40) and the 11th game (5-5 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). In addition on the other side, Gasquet converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 4th game (1-2 0-40 and 15-40).
They played 68 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Rafael won just 2 more points than Gasquet (35-33). Rafael dropped 14 points on serve (23-14). on the other side of the court, Gasquet conceded 12 points on serve (19-12).
Tennis Scores at the U.S. Open
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Upcoming matches
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- Nick KyrgiosKyrgios – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (1-1) – H2H details and stats
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- Ilya IvashkaIvashka – Jannik SinnerSinner (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Casper RuudRuud (2-3) – H2H details and stats
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Rafael NadalNadal (0-2) – H2H details and stats