Nicolas Massu vs David Nalbandian, Basel 2004, Semifinal

ATP Intl Series · Semifinal · Carpet · Sat 30 Oct

Final

Nicolas Massu

LostRank #10152.9533%

Nalbandian won in 2 sets · 1h 18m

0–2

Set 13–6

Set 24–6

David Nalbandian

WinnerRank #2311.4667%

Venue

St. Jakobshalle

Basel, SUI· Carpet

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

0.8vs last year

Altitude

263 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Match stats

1h 18m

4Aces4

4Double faults3

27Service points won41

9Service games played10

5Service games won8

10Return games played9

2/633%Break points saved50%2/4

2/450%Break points converted67%4/6

Head to head

1Massu

3Nalbandian

4 meetings

Carpet 0–1Hard 0–1Clay 1–1

BaselSemifinal · 30 Oct 2004CarpetThis match
David Nalbandian
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicolas Massu
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
Olympic GamesRound of 32 · 2008Hard
David Nalbandian
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Nicolas Massu
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁰Set 2: 1
AcapulcoRound of 32 · 26 Feb 2003Clay
David Nalbandian
Sets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Nicolas Massu
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 4
Buenos AiresQuarterfinal · 2002Clay
Nicolas Massu
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 4Set 3: 7⁷
David Nalbandian
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6²Set 2: 6Set 3: 6²

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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Nicolas Massu vs David Nalbandian, Basel 2004, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research