Nadal d. Simon

Nadal beat Simon 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 in the third round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Nadal won 109 of 195 points (56%). Nadal hit 7 aces to 5 and won 75% of points behind the first serve (39/52) against 63% for Simon. The second serve told: 62% won for Nadal, 43% for Simon. Nadal converted 6 of 17 break points and saved 5 of 6 faced; Simon converted 1 of 6. Winners to unforced errors: 27–22 for Nadal, 38–48 for Simon. The match was played on hard in Australia.