Lleyton Hewitt vs David Nalbandian, Australian Open 2005, Quarterfinal
Final score
Final
Hewitt won in 5 sets · 4h 5m
3–2
Set 16–3
Set 26–2
Set 31–6
Set 43–6
Set 510–8
Venue and conditions
Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AUS
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.9 vs last year99.7Average
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 worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
4h 5m16Aces4
6Double faults4
98Service points won94
26Service games played25
20Service games won19
25Return games played26
6/1250%Break points saved63%10/16
6/1638%Break points converted50%6/12
Head to head
3Hewitt
2Nalbandian
5 meetingsHard 1–2Grass 1–0Clay 1–0
- Australian OpenQuarterfinal · 26 Jan 2005HardThis matchLleyton HewittSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 1Set 4: 3Set 5: 10David NalbandianSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 2Set 3: 6Set 4: 6Set 5: 8
- Australian OpenRound of 128 · 18 Jan 2011HardDavid NalbandianSets won: 3Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 3Set 4: 7Set 5: 9Lleyton HewittSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Set 4: 61Set 5: 7
- SydneyQuarterfinal · 15 Jan 2009HardDavid NalbandianSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Lleyton HewittSets won: 0Set 1: 63Set 2: 5
- WimbledonFinal · 2002GrassLleyton HewittSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6David NalbandianSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 3Set 3: 2
- BarcelonaRound of 16 · 2002ClayLleyton HewittSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6David NalbandianSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
Match research
ProEverything 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.