Mikhail Youzhny vs Rafael Nadal — US Open Quarter-final
US Open · ATP · Quarter-final
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 August 2006 ·
hard
Youzhny M.6-3 5-7 7-6 6-1
Nadal R.
Youzhny M.
65763
Nadal R.
37611
Mikhail Youzhny defeated Rafael Nadal 6-3 5-7 7-6 6-1 in the US Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 13–4, defending last year's round of 32. Mikhail Youzhny narrowed the head-to-head to 13–5.
Key context
- Match story: Mikhail Youzhny came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–3 5–7 7–6 6–1.
Head to head
4–13| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-10 | Canada Masters | R16 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2015-01-19 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-2 6-2 |
| 2014-05-11 | Rome Masters | R16 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-7 6-2 6-1 |
| 2013-05-05 | Madrid Masters | R16 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2012-01-02 | Doha | QF | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2010-08-30 | US Open | SF | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 6-3 6-4 |
| 2008-06-23 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-3 6-1 |
| 2008-01-06 | Chennai | F | hard | Mikhail Youzhny | 6-0 6-1 |
| 2007-12-31 | Chennai | F | hard | Mikhail Youzhny | 6-0 6-1 |
| 2007-10-28 | Paris Masters | QF | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2007-06-25 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Rafael Nadal | 4-6 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-2 |
| 2007-05-07 | Rome Masters | R16 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2007-02-26 | Dubai | QF | hard | Mikhail Youzhny | 7-6 6-3 |
| 2005-05-02 | Rome Masters | R64 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-0 6-2 |
| 2005-01-17 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-1 4-6 4-6 7-5 6-3 |
| 2005-01-03 | Doha | R32 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2004-03-01 | Dubai | QF | hard | Mikhail Youzhny | 6-2 1-6 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
56%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
67%
Return points won·Even
38%
42%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.6
4.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
43
97
Break points saved·Clear edge
81
99
Break points won·Dominant
23
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
54
100
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
81
98
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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