Roger Federer vs David Nalbandian, Australian Open 2003, Round of 16

Grand Slam · Round of 16 · Hard · Mon 20 Jan

Final

Roger Federer

LostRank #971.4066%

Nalbandian won in 5 sets · 2h 58m

2–3

Set 14–6

Set 26–3

Set 31–6

Set 46–1

Set 53–6

David Nalbandian

WinnerRank #2312.7534%Upset

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

Average

0.3vs last year

Wind

21 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

36%

Comfortable

Temperature

37°C

Hot

Altitude

23 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 58m

9Aces3

9Double faults2

84Service points won80

21Service games played21

13Service games won14

21Return games played21

9/1753%Break points saved59%10/17

7/1741%Break points converted47%8/17

Head to head

11Federer

8Nalbandian

19 meetings

Hard 6–5Grass 1–0Clay 3–1Carpet 1–2

Australian OpenRound of 16 · 20 Jan 2003HardThis match
David Nalbandian
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Set 4: 1Set 5: 6
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 1Set 4: 6Set 5: 3
WimbledonRound of 32 · 25 Jun 2011Grass
Roger Federer
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
David Nalbandian
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2Set 3: 4
BaselFinal · 26 Oct 2008Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
David Nalbandian
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
Monte Carlo MastersQuarterfinal · 25 Apr 2008Clay
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
David Nalbandian
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 2Set 3: 2
Paris MastersRound of 16 · 1 Nov 2007Hard
David Nalbandian
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Roger Federer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6³
Madrid MastersFinal · 21 Oct 2007Hard
David Nalbandian
Sets won: 2Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Roger Federer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 3

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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Roger Federer vs David Nalbandian, Australian Open 2003, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research