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Rafael Nadal vs. Dominic Thiem by the numbers

September 6, 2018 at 12:17AM
Rafael Nadal, left, of Spain, embraces Dominic Thiem, of Austria, after winning their match during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, early Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Rafael Nadal, left, crossed over to Dominic Thiem’s side of the net after the match for an embrace. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Marathon men

No. 1 Rafael Nadal defeated Dominic Thiem 0-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (7-5) in a marathon quarterfinal match that ended at 1:03 a.m. Wednesday. Here are some numbers:

4:49: Time of the match in hours and minutes, the longest of the tournament so far.

15:54: The combined length of Nadal's first five matches.

6-0: Score of the first set, won by Thiem in 24 minutes. It was just the fourth time in 282 career Grand Slam matches that Nadal lost a set 6-0. He lost the other three.

171-166: Final point totals in favor of Thiem.

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