Lleyton Hewitt vs Rafael Nadal — Australian Open Round of 16
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 16
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 17 January 2005 ·
hard
Hewitt L.7-5 3-6 1-6 7-6 6-2
Nadal R.
Hewitt L.
731763
Nadal R.
566622
Lleyton Hewitt defeated Rafael Nadal 7-5 3-6 1-6 7-6 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 8–4, defending last year's round of 32. Lleyton Hewitt narrowed the head-to-head to 8–5.
Key context
- Match story: Lleyton Hewitt closed it out in five sets, 7–5 3–6 1–6 7–6 6–2.
Head to head
4–8| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-19 | Miami Masters | R64 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2010-05-24 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-4 6-3 |
| 2009-05-25 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-1 6-3 6-1 |
| 2008-08-11 | Beijing Olympics | R32 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2007-05-28 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-1 7-6 |
| 2007-05-19 | Hamburg | SF | clay | Rafael Nadal | 2-6 6-3 7-5 |
| 2007-05-14 | Hamburg Masters | SF | clay | Rafael Nadal | 2-6 6-3 7-5 |
| 2006-06-16 | London | QF | carpet | Lleyton Hewitt | 3-6 6-3 |
| 2006-06-12 | Queen's Club | QF | grass | Lleyton Hewitt | 3-6 6-3 |
| 2006-05-29 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 5-7 6-4 6-2 |
| 2004-07-26 | Canada Masters | R64 | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 1-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 2004-01-19 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 7-6 7-6 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
56%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
67%
Return points won·Even
39%
42%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.0
4.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.8
2.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast