The victory against Mikhail Youzhny earned Rafael Nadal a quarter-final meeting with Andy Murray. Rafa leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head series 13-5, winning their last clay-court contest in straight sets in the 2011 Roland Garros semi-finals. Andy has never beaten our champion on clay, however, taking just one set from the Spaniard in four meetings on the surface.
Date: Friday, May 16, 2014
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Rafa is looking to win the Rome title for the eighth time, following victories in 2005-’07, ’09-’10 and ‘12’-’13. Rafa leads the ATP World Tour with a 32-5 match record, also winning titles in Doha (d. Monfils), Rio de Janeiro (d. Dolgopolov) and Madrid (d. Nishikori).
| Year | Tournament & City | Surface | Round | Winner & Score |
| 2012 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami FL, U.S.A. |
Hard | S | Murray, Andy W/O |
| 2011 | Tokyo Japan |
Hard | F | Murray, Andy 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 Stats |
| 2011 | US Open NY, U.S.A. |
Hard | S | Nadal, Rafael 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 Stats |
| 2011 | Wimbledon Great Britain |
Grass | S | Nadal, Rafael 5-7, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 Stats |
| 2011 | Roland Garros France |
Clay | S | Nadal, Rafael 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 Stats |
| 2011 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Monaco |
Clay | S | Nadal, Rafael 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 Stats |
| 2010 | Barclays ATP World Tour Finals London, England |
Hard | S | Nadal, Rafael 7-6(5), 3-6, 7-6(6) Stats |
| 2010 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Canada Toronto, Canada |
Hard | S | Murray, Andy 6-3, 6-4 Stats |
| 2010 | Wimbledon Great Britain |
Grass | S | Nadal, Rafael 6-4, 7-6(6), 6-4 Stats |
| 2010 | Australian Open Australia |
Hard | Q | Murray, Andy 6-3, 7-6(2), 3-0 RET Stats |
| 2009 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Monaco |
Clay | S | Nadal, Rafael 6-2, 7-6(4) Stats |
| 2009 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells CA, U.S.A. |
Hard | F | Nadal, Rafael 6-1, 6-2 Stats |
| 2009 | Rotterdam The Netherlands |
Hard | F | Murray, Andy 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 Stats |
| 2008 | US Open NY, U.S.A. |
Hard | S | Murray, Andy 6-2, 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-4 Stats |
| 2008 | ATP Masters Series Canada Toronto, Canada |
Hard | S | Nadal, Rafael 7-6(2), 6-3 Stats |
| 2008 | Wimbledon Great Britain |
Grass | Q | Nadal, Rafael 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 Stats |
| 2008 | ATP Masters Series Hamburg Germany |
Clay | R16 | Nadal, Rafael 6-3, 6-2 Stats |
| 2007 | ATP Masters Series Madrid Spain |
Hard | R16 | Nadal, Rafael 7-6(5), 6-4 Stats |
| 2007 | Australian Open Australia |
Hard | R16 | Nadal, Rafael 6-7(3), 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 Stats |
Source: ATP World Tour
Good Luck Rafa you are number one
Vamos Rafa!!
Today is Andy Murray’s birthday 🙂
Congrats to him and tomorrow. .. Rafa wins!
And Madrid??? Not a “great” win, but you forgot that title in his 32-5 record! Boy it’s not easy on anyone’s nerves to be a Rafa fan, is it? But HE seems to enjoy the struggle. Whatever works for him, I guess. I color my grey anyway . . . Let’s continue the success again Andy!
Just added it. Thanks Debby!
Although Rafa has been struggling of late against the likes of Youzhny, Simon, Nishikori, Almagro and Ferrer, their aggressive tactics will, hopefully, better prepare him for future matches against his main rival, Novak Djokovic.
Sooner or later, Rafa will figure out that he MUST STAY IN ATTACK MODE, especially when he’s ahead on the scoreboard, and especially on big points, if he expects to win more slams and eventually overtake Federer in that department.
Rafa plays his best tennis when he’s in attack mode, and his best tennis is certainly required to defeat Djokovic, and on occasion, other opponents as well.
VAMOS!!!
vamos rafa nadal wish u luck, God bless you more