Magnus Norman vs Nicolas Kiefer, Australian Open 2000, Quarterfinal

Grand Slam · Quarterfinal · Hard

Final

Magnus Norman

WinnerRank #500

Norman won in 4 sets · 2h 56m

3–1

Set 13–6

Set 26–3

Set 36–1

Set 47–6⁴

Nicolas Kiefer

LostRank #720

Venue

Melbourne Park

Melbourne, AUS· Hard

Court speed

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 works

Fast

Wind

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No reading

Humidity

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No reading

Temperature

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No reading

Altitude

23 m

Sea level

Match stats

2h 56m

11Aces15

5Double faults7

89Service points won77

19Service games played18

18Service games won14

18Return games played19

9/1090%Break points saved64%7/11

4/1136%Break points converted10%1/10

Head to head

1Norman

1Kiefer

2 meetings

Australian OpenQuarterfinal · 2000HardThis match
Magnus Norman
Sets won: 3Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 7⁷
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 1Set 4: 6⁴
US OpenRound of 16 · 2000Hard
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6³Set 3: 6Set 4: 6
Magnus Norman
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 1Set 4: 3

Form and path

Magnus Norman3–3

ShanghaiHard

Costa Do SauipeHard

LRound of 32
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Magnus Norman
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2

US OpenHard

LRound of 128
Jean Rene Lisnard
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁴Set 4: 0Set 5: 7⁷
Magnus Norman
Sets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 2Set 3: 7⁷Set 4: 6Set 5: 6⁴

Long IslandHard

WQualifying R1
Magnus Norman
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Marc Becker
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 0

Nicolas Kiefer1–5

WimbledonGrass

LRound of 128
David Ferrer
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2Set 3: 3

HalleGrass

Madrid MastersClay

LQualifying R1
Filippo Volandri
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2

MunichClay

LRound of 32
Simon Greul
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 2

Tunis CHClay

LRound of 32
Daniel Brands
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4

Match research

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Everything 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.

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Magnus Norman vs Nicolas Kiefer, Australian Open 2000, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research