Magnus Norman vs Nicolas Kiefer, US Open 2000, Round of 16

Grand Slam · Round of 16 · Hard

Final

Magnus Norman

LostRank #500

Kiefer won in 4 sets · 3h 0m

1–3

Set 12–6

Set 27–6³

Set 31–6

Set 43–6

Nicolas Kiefer

WinnerRank #720

Venue

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

Flushing, USA· 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

5 m

Sea level

Match stats

3h 0m

7Aces10

8Double faults3

69Service points won84

18Service games played18

10Service games won16

18Return games played18

5/1338%Break points saved88%14/16

2/1613%Break points converted62%8/13

Head to head

1Norman

1Kiefer

2 meetings

US OpenRound of 16 · 2000HardThis match
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
Australian OpenQuarterfinal · 2000Hard
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

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

Pro

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, US Open 2000, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research