Nicolas Massu vs Taylor Dent, Olympic Games 2004, Semifinal

Olympics · Semifinal · Hard

Final

Nicolas Massu

WinnerRank #1015

Massu won in 2 sets

2–0

Set 17–6⁵

Set 26–1

Taylor Dent

LostRank #979

Venue

Athens Olympic Tennis Centre (OAKA)

Athens, GRE· 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.

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Wind

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Humidity

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Temperature

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Altitude

179 m

Low

Head to head

1Massu

1Dent

2 meetings

Olympic GamesSemifinal · 2004HardThis match
Nicolas Massu
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Taylor Dent
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 1
Madrid MastersRound of 32 · 20 Oct 2004Hard
Taylor Dent
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Nicolas Massu
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 3

Form and path

Nicolas Massu2–4

Manta CHHard

LRound of 32
Alejandro Gonzalez
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicolas Massu
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2

Rome 2 CHClay

LQualifying R1
Andreas Vinciguerra
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicolas Massu
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4

Ostrava CHClay

LRound of 32
Damir Dzumhur
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicolas Massu
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 1

Savannah CHClay

Taylor Dent3–3

Charlottesville CHHard

MontpellierHard

StockholmHard

Match research

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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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Nicolas Massu vs Taylor Dent, Olympic Games 2004, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

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