Date: April 18, 2013
Start time: ± 12:00 pm CET, ± 11 am BST, ± 6 am EDT.
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Rafael Nadal continues his quest to win a ninth consecutive title as he faces No. 16 seed Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany for the 10th time in the second match of the day. Rafa leads 8-1 but Kohlschreiber won their last meeting last year on grass in the quarter-finals at Halle.
Here are the matches they have played against each other:
| Year | Tournament & City | Surface | Round | Winner & Score |
| 2012 | Halle Germany |
Grass | Q | Kohlschreiber, Philipp 6-3, 6-4 Stats |
| 2012 | Doha Qatar |
Hard | R32 | Nadal, Rafael 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-3 Stats |
| 2010 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Canada Toronto, Canada |
Hard | Q | Nadal, Rafael 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 Stats |
| 2010 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Italy |
Clay | R32 | Nadal, Rafael 6-1, 6-3 Stats |
| 2010 | Australian Open Australia |
Hard | R32 | Nadal, Rafael 6-4, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 Stats |
| 2009 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Spain |
Clay | R16 | Nadal, Rafael W/O |
| 2008 | Dubai U.A.E. |
Hard | R32 | Nadal, Rafael 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 Stats |
| 2007 | Stuttgart Germany |
Clay | R16 | Nadal, Rafael 6-3, 6-3 Stats |
| 2007 | ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo Monaco |
Clay | Q | Nadal, Rafael 6-2, 6-3 Stats |
| 2007 | Australian Open Australia |
Hard | R64 | Nadal, Rafael 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 Stats |
The eight time champion has an overall record of 45-1, winning 43 matches in a row. Rafa is off to a career-best 18-1 start (13-1 on clay) on the season, winning 15 matches in a row. Kohlschreiber is looking to reach the quarter-finals here for the third time (2007, ’10). He comes in with a career 8-25 (4-8 on clay) vs Top 5 opponents, last win was over No. 2 Nadal in the quarter-final at Halle last year, last win on clay was at 2010 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo d. No. 4 Andy Murray in the second round.
Good luck Rafa!
Source: ATP World Tour