Watching Rafa today lose lose his semifinal match today vs. Andy Murray in straight sets 3-6 4-6. Rafa was clearly off his game, not playing to his potential that we are so use to seeing, of course I love always to see Rafa into finals & trophy biting but this time around I am very content at this result, Let's not forget that this is Rafa's first tournament back from that long rest after winning Wimbledon & Murray & most of the other players have played at least one other tournament. Rafa seemed very passive, not to take anything away from Murray, I think he played well, & his serve was clearly the winning piece to the Murray-Nadal puzzle. The stats below really tell the story. Regarding Cincy, I think that he really needs to go there & get more matches under his belt for the USOpen..
Stats:
| Nadal | Murray | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics on Serve | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 9 | ||
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1st Serve % | 61% | 46% | ||
| 1st Serve Points Won | 24/38 (63%) | 23/28 (82%) | ||
| 2nd Serve Points Won | 12/24 (50%) | 19/33 (58%) | ||
| Break Points Saved | 5/8 (63%) | 5/6 (83%) | ||
| Service Games Played | 9 | 10 | ||
| Statistics on Return | ||||
| 1st Return Points Won | 5/28 (18%) | 14/38 (37%) | ||
| Second Return Points Won | 14/33 (18%) | 12/24 (50%) | ||
| Break Points Won | 1/6 (17%) | 3/8 (38%) | ||
| Return Games Played | 10 | 9 | ||
| Statistics on Points | ||||
| Total Service Points Won | 36/62 (58%) | 42/61 (69%) | ||
| Total Return Points Won | 19/61 (31%) | 26/62 (42%) | ||
| Total Points Won | 55/123 (45%) | 68/123 (55%) | ||
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