Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer defeated their first round opponents and moved to the second round with ease and conviction. The score line was as follows:
Rafael Nadal defeated Alexander Kuznetsov : 6-4, 6-1,6-1.
Roger Federer defeated Alexander Kudryavtsev: 7-5, 6-2, 6-2.
The stats of these two are as follows:
Name of the Player | Federer | Nadal |
1st Serve % | 63 | 68 |
Aces | 14 | 9 |
Unforced Errors | 33 | 14 |
Winning % on 1st Serve | 80 | 86 |
Winning % on 2nd Serve | 56 | 65 |
Winners | 43 | 42 |
Receiving Points Won % | 49 | 52 |
Break Point Conversions | 6 out of 13 | 6 out of 10 |
*Courtesy Australian Open Match Statistics
Although not much can be differentiated between these two players based on their first round match, however there are a couple of areas where Federer might want to think upon: Unforced Errors –which were 19 more than Nadal. And on his second serve, he was able to win just 56% of points.
These are just initial days and as we will progress further in the tournament, we will get a more clear and conclusive picture as to who is playing better than the other! Whoever does will have an upper hand in the SF if they meet each other.
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