Radek Stepanek vs David Ferrer, Rome Masters 2008, Round of 32
Final score
Final
Stepanek won in 3 sets · 1h 45m
2–1
Set 14–6
Set 26–2
Set 36–1
Venue and conditions
Foro ItalicoRome, ITA
ClayCourt speed1.0 vs last year92.6Slow
What is court speed?
How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.
- Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
- Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
- Average97–103US Open, Dubai
- Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
- Very fast108+Basel
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
1h 45m2Aces0
2Double faults1
51Service points won37
12Service games played13
11Service games won8
13Return games played12
2/367%Break points saved29%2/7
5/771%Break points converted33%1/3
Head to head
3Stepanek
6Ferrer
9 meetingsClay 1–2Hard 0–4Grass 1–0Carpet 1–0
- Rome MastersRound of 32 · 7 May 2008ClayThis matchRadek StepanekSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6David FerrerSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 1
- Kuala LumpurRound of 16 · 1 Oct 2015HardDavid FerrerSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Radek StepanekSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 3
- Madrid MastersRound of 32 · 9 May 2012ClayDavid FerrerSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Radek StepanekSets won: 0Set 1: 64Set 2: 2
- TokyoQuarterfinal · 7 Oct 2011HardDavid FerrerSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Radek StepanekSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 63
- WimbledonRound of 32 · 27 Jun 2009GrassRadek StepanekSets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Set 3: 3Set 4: 4Set 5: 6David FerrerSets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 5Set 3: 6Set 4: 6Set 5: 4
- Roland GarrosRound of 16 · 2 Jun 2008ClayDavid FerrerSets won: 3Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 1Set 4: 6Set 5: 6Radek StepanekSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 6Set 4: 3Set 5: 3
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
- Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
- Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
- Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.