Rafael Nadal vs Andy Murray, US Open 2011, Semifinal
Final score
Final
Nadal won in 4 sets · 3h 24m
3–1
Set 16–4
Set 26–2
Set 33–6
Set 46–2
Venue and conditions
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis CenterFlushing, USA
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.5 vs last year100.0Average
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
3h 24m3Aces8
1Double faults2
74Service points won69
17Service games played18
15Service games won12
18Return games played17
8/1080%Break points saved67%12/18
6/1833%Break points converted20%2/10
Head to head
17Nadal
7Murray
24 meetingsHard 7–5Clay 7–2Grass 3–0
- US OpenSemifinal · 10 Sept 2011HardThis matchRafael NadalSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 3Set 4: 6Andy MurraySets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 2Set 3: 6Set 4: 2
- Madrid MastersSemifinal · 7 May 2016ClayAndy MurraySets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Rafael NadalSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 4
- Monte Carlo MastersSemifinal · 16 Apr 2016ClayRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Andy MurraySets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 2
- ATP FinalsRound robin · 18 Nov 2015HardRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Andy MurraySets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1
- Madrid MastersFinal · 10 May 2015ClayAndy MurraySets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Rafael NadalSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
- Roland GarrosSemifinal · 6 Jun 2014ClayRafael NadalSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Andy MurraySets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2Set 3: 1
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.