David Nalbandian vs Andy Roddick, US Open 2003, Semifinal

Grand Slam · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 6 Sept

Final

David Nalbandian

LostRank #2315.5017%

Roddick won in 5 sets · 3h 31m

2–3

Set 17–6⁴

Set 26–3

Set 36–7⁷

Set 41–6

Set 53–6

Andy Roddick

WinnerRank #401.1483%

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

Average

1.7vs last year

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 31m

5Aces38

2Double faults7

113Service points won110

25Service games played24

21Service games won23

24Return games played25

9/1369%Break points saved86%6/7

1/714%Break points converted31%4/13

Head to head

2Nalbandian

4Roddick

6 meetings

Hard 1–4Carpet 1–0

US OpenSemifinal · 6 Sept 2003HardThis match
Andy Roddick
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 3Set 3: 7⁹Set 4: 6Set 5: 6
David Nalbandian
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁷Set 4: 1Set 5: 3
BaselQuarterfinal · 5 Nov 2010Hard
Andy Roddick
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
David Nalbandian
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
ATP FinalsRound robin · 16 Nov 2006Hard
David Nalbandian
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Andy Roddick
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 6⁴
BaselSemifinal · 25 Oct 2003Carpet
David Nalbandian
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7
Andy Roddick
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 5
Canada MastersFinal · 10 Aug 2003Hard
Andy Roddick
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
David Nalbandian
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 3
Canada MastersQuarterfinal · 2002Hard
Andy Roddick
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
David Nalbandian
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2

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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David Nalbandian vs Andy Roddick, US Open 2003, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research