Gaston Gaudio vs Rafael Nadal, Buenos Aires 2005, Quarterfinal
Final score
Final
0-6 6-0 6-1
Venue and conditions
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis ClubBuenos Aires, ARG
ClayCourt speed3.8 vs last year96.5Slow
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
1h 43m6Aces3
1Double faults2
39Service points won36
10Service games played9
7Service games won4
9Return games played10
6/967%Break points saved71%12/17
5/1729%Break points converted33%3/9
Head to head
3Gaudio
3Nadal
6 meetings- Buenos AiresQuarterfinal · 11 Feb 2005ClayThis matchGaston GaudioSets won: 2Set 1: 0Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Rafael NadalSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 0Set 3: 1
- Monte Carlo MastersSemifinal · 22 Apr 2006ClayRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Gaston GaudioSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 1Set 3: 1
- StuttgartFinal · 24 Jul 2005ClayRafael NadalSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Gaston GaudioSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3Set 3: 4
- Monte Carlo MastersQuarterfinal · 15 Apr 2005ClayRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Gaston GaudioSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 0
- BastadQuarterfinal · 9 Jul 2004ClayGaston GaudioSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Rafael NadalSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3
- Hamburg MastersRound of 16 · 15 May 2003ClayGaston GaudioSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Rafael NadalSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
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.