Rafa Vamos vs Kohlschreiber Read thru Rafa fast facts pl • In the night session, Nadal brings his career-best 18-match winning streak on hard courts this season into his match against No. 22 seed Philipp Kohlschreiber, who is back in 4R for the second year in a row here. Nadal, who has yet to lose serve in the tournament, holding all 37 games, has a 9-1 career head-to-head advantage over the German, including 5-0 on hard courts. Nadal, who won the 2010 US OPEN and is a 12-time major champion, leads the ATP World Tour this season with nine titles and a 56-3 match record (18-0 on hard). NADAL FASTFACTS US OPEN History: • The 2010 champion (d. Djokovic) is playing here for the 10th time and has a career tournament record of 37-8. Has yet to lose serve in tournament (holding all 37 games). He opened with a 64 62 62 win over American Ryan Harrison on Monday, and followed with a 62 61 60 victory over Brazilian qualifier Rogerio Dutra Silva on Thursday and 64 63 63 triumph over Croat Ivan Dodig on Saturday • He also reached the final in his last appearance in 2011 (l. to Djokovic). Also SF in 2008 (l. to Murray) and ‘09 (l. to eventual champion del Potro ) and QF in ’06 (l. to Youzhny) • His earliest exit in Flushing Meadows was the 2R in first two visits in 2003 (l. to El Aynaoui) and ’04 (l. to Roddick) Grand Slam History: • The 12-time Grand Slam champion – Roland Garros (8), Wimbledon (2), Australian Open (1) and US OPEN (1) is contesting his 36th career major. Tied No. 3 (w/Emerson) all-time in Slam titles behind Federer (17), Sampras (14) • Has a 167-23 career match record and tied for No. 9 with John McEnroe on wins list • Became first man to win the same Grand Slam tournament eight times with his straight-sets win over countryman David Ferrer at Roland Garros (59-1 career record at RG). Has won a Slam title a record nine years in a row • He is one of only seven players to have won 10 or more Grand Slam titles. Also is the youngest of the seven players to win a career Grand Slam while joining Agassi as the only players with a career “Golden Slam” • On June 24 at Wimbledon suffered his first-ever 1R defeat in 35 Grand Slam tournaments, losing 76(4) 76(8) 64 to No. 135 Belgian Steve Darcis (lowest-ranked player to defeat the Spaniard in a major). 2013 Highlights: W(9): Sao Paulo (d Nalbandian); Acapulco (d Ferrer); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d del Potro); Barcelona (d Almagro); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (d Wawrinka); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (d Federer); Roland Garros (d Ferrer); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Canada (d Raonic); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d Isner); F(2): Vina del Mar (l Zeballos); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l Djokovic) 2013 in Review: • Leading into the US OPEN (10-0): o Cincinnati: Winner (d. No. 5 Federer in QF, d. No. 6 Berdych in SF, d. No. 22 Isner in F) o Montreal: Winner (d. No. 18 Janowicz in 3R, No. 1 Djokovic in SF, d. No. 13 Raonic in F) • The Mallorcan native has made an impressive return this season, reaching the final in 11 of the 12 tournaments (9-2 mark) he has played and has a career-best 55-3 (38-2 on clay, 17-0 on hard and 0-1 on grass) match record. Has a 15-1 record vs. Top 10 opponents this year (only loss to Djokovic in Monte-Carlo final). Won a personal-best 17 matches in 2008 when he was No. 1 • Comes in ranked No. 2 and could reclaim the No. 1 Emirates ATP Ranking if he gets to the final AND Djokovic loses before the QF OR if Nadal wins the title and Djokovic loses in the SF or earlier. The Spaniard leads the year-to-date ATP Race points standings by 2,240 points over Djokovic • Improved to 26-11 in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 finals after picking up his first Cincinnati title and becoming the second Spaniard to win the title (also Moya in 2002). Won back-to-back hard-court finals in successive weeks for the first time in his career (Montreal & Cincinnati). Has a 15-0 record on hard courts this season • After missing the second half of last year due to left knee injury and missing the beginning of 2013 due to a stomach virus took a wild card into first clay court tournament of the season in Vina del Mar in February. Finished the Golden Swing with a 12-1 match record winning titles at Sao Paulo (d. Nalbandian) and second Acapulco crown with a two-set win over Ferrer. Reached the final at Vina del Mar, match lasted 2h,47m; broke a 15-match clay winning streak (dating back to May 2012, l. to Verdasco at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid). • Beat Federer in ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells QF en route to a record-breaking 22nd ATP Masters 1000 title, beating del Potro in three sets. It was his first hard-court title since Tokyo in October 2010. Recorded 600th career match win on March 17 over del Potro • Saw his 46-match win streak come to an end at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo, the eight-time defending champion lost to Djokovic in final; lost one set to Dimitrov in QF. Prior to his loss, Nadal had won 81 straight matches on clay in the month of April • Won the Barcelona title for the eighth time in nine years with straight-sets win over Almagro. Has won 39 straight matches at the event and 80 of 82 sets he’s played • In May, won his third ATP Masters 1000 Madrid crown (also 2005 and 2010); beat Ferrer in QF, Andujar in SF and Wawrinka in final. Defeated Federer for the 14th time in a title match to win his seventh ATP Masters 1000 Rome title (also 2005-07, ‘09’10, & ’12) • In ATP Matchfacts (as of Aug. 26), No. 2 in Return Games Won (35%), No. 3 in First Serve Pct. (70%), Second Serve Points Won (57%), Break Points Saved (69%), No. 4 in Service Games Won (88%) and Break Points Converted (46%) Career in Review: Singles Titles (59), Finalist (23); Doubles Titles (8), Finalist (4) • The Spaniard has finished in the Top 5 in 8 straight seasons, winning at least three titles in each. One of only eight players to hold No.1 ranking for more than 100 weeks (102). Is ninth in Open Era with 59 career titles, including a record eight Roland Garros titles and record 26 ATP Masters 1000 titles • Has a 26-11 record in ATP Masters 1000 title matches and is 42-6 lifetime in clay court finals, best winning percentage (.933) in Open Era • Member of Spain Davis Cup Team 2004-06, 2008-09, 2011 (champions in 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011), Spain Olympic Team 2008 (singles gold medal)
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