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For the 4th time, Rafa met David Ferrer in the final at Barcelona. I got home towards the end of the first set, but by all accounts on twitter it was a tightly fought affair with each guy playing well. Until the 11th game. Which was…awful. Rafa was serving to force a tiebreak and the play was tentative and error-riddled from both players. Ferrer had many break/set points (I think 6), but failed to push through. They went to a tiebreak that Rafa dominated. First set Rafa: 7-6(1).
They traded breaks early in the second set. It took awhile, but Ferrer finally seemed to recover from the loss of the first set and stepped up his play again - pushing Rafa. It paid off as Rafa double faulted to give Ferrer a break in the 8th game. But, Ferrer was unable to hold his next service game and we found ourselves back on serve 5-5. Rafa held and then fiercly broke Ferrer to win his 77th clay match in a row (in April) and his 7th Barcelona title: 7-6(1), 7-5.
Stats:
| Nadal | Ferrer | |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics on Serve | ||
| Aces | 4 | 0 |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 |
| 1st Serve % | 64% | 75% |
| 1st Serve Points Won | 36/58 (62%) | 38/70 (54%) |
| 2nd Serve Points Won | 18/33 (55%) | 11/23 (48%) |
| Break Points Saved | 12/15 (80%) | 6/10 (60%) |
| Service Games Played | 12 | 12 |
| Statistics on Return | ||
| 1st Return Points Won | 32/70 (46%) | 22/58 (38%) |
| Second Return Points Won | 12/23 (52%) | 15/33 (45%) |
| Break Points Won | 4/10 (40%) | 3/15 (20%) |
| Return Games Played | 12 | 12 |
| Statistics on Points | ||
| Total Service Points Won | 54/91 (59%) | 43/93 (46%) |
| Total Return Points Won | 44/93 (47%) | 37/91 (41%) |
| Total Points Won | 98/184 (53%) | 86/184 (47%) |
