Rafael Nadal shocks Duje Ajdukovic 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in Bastad on Saturday. Rafael won this tournament once in 2005. Here you can see his history at this event.

Bastad
Nadal's Record

Nadal added to his prize money € 21,180 after conquering this match. He has already won € 51,400 after this win. If he wins the next match, Rafael will add € 36,725 to his earnings to get in total € 88,125 in total.

After this encounter, the head to head between Nadal and Ajdukovic is 1-0.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Ajdukovic 6-4
AjdukovicNadal
6
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
AjdukovicNadal
6
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
AjdukovicNadal
5
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
AjdukovicNadal
5
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
AjdukovicNadal
4
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
AjdukovicNadal
4
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
AjdukovicNadal
3
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
AjdukovicNadal
3
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
30
15
40
AjdukovicNadal
3
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
AjdukovicNadal
2
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
AjdukovicNadal
1
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15

Nadal took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Duje Ajdukovic in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. However, there was more work to do for the Croatian to win the set because Nadal succeeded in breaking back in the 4th (1-3) game.

They played 63 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Ajdukovic won just 3 points more than the Spaniard (33-30). Ajdukovic dropped 13 points on serve (18-13). On the other side, Nadal conceded 15 points on serve (17-15).

2nd Set -
Nadal 6-3
NadalAjdukovic
6
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
NadalAjdukovic
6
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
NadalAjdukovic
5
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
NadalAjdukovic
5
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
NadalAjdukovic
4
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
NadalAjdukovic
3
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
NadalAjdukovic
2
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
NadalAjdukovic
2
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
NadalAjdukovic
1
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Rafael conquered in the 6th game (4-2) prior to eventually winning the set (6-3).

The Spaniard was unerring in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 6th (3-2 40-A) and the 10th game (6-2 15-40). On the other side, Rafael didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 47 points. Rafael was the winner of the set after clinching 17 points more than the Croatian (32-15). Rafael was just too strong on serve to concede only 1 point during his serving games (16-1). on the other side of the net, the Croatian conceded 16 points on serve (14-16).

3rd Set -
Nadal 6-4
NadalAjdukovic
6
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
NadalAjdukovic
5
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
NadalAjdukovic
5
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
NadalAjdukovic
4
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
NadalAjdukovic
3
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
NadalAjdukovic
3
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
NadalAjdukovic
3
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
NadalAjdukovic
3
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
NadalAjdukovic
2
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30

Nadal conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Duje Ajdukovic in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Nonetheless, that wasn’t sufficient for Rafael to win the set since Ajdukovic succeeded in breaking back in the 4th

(1-3) and in the 6th (3-3) game. Rafael kept his focus to break Duje in the 7th (4-3) game before winning the set (6-4).

Nadal was spot on in converting all his break points in the 3rd (2-0 30-40) and the 6th game (3-3 15-40). On the other side, the Croatian converted 33% of his break points (2/6). He had his opportunities in the 4th

(0-3 15-40 and 30-40), the 6th (2-3 0-40 and 15-40) and the 8th game (3-4 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 50 points. This set was so close that, The Spaniard won this set even if he scored the same amount of points as his opponent. The Spaniard surrendered 14 points on serve (16-14). On the other side, Duje conceded 9 points on serve (11-9).

1st
Nadal
Ajdukovic
4-6
4
6
4
5
3
5
3
4
2
4
2
3
1
3
0
3
0
2
0
1
2nd
Nadal
Ajdukovic
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
3rd
Nadal
Ajdukovic
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
0

Tennis Scores in Bastad

  • Rafael NadalNadal – Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic (4-6 6-3 6-4)

Upcoming matches