Toshiaki Sakai vs Mark Nielsen, North Shore 2005, Round of 16

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Final

Toshiaki Sakai

LostRank #1558

Nielsen won in 2 sets

0–2

Set 13–6

Set 23–6

Mark Nielsen

WinnerRank #1519

Venue

Albany / North Harbour Tennis Park

North Shore, NZL· 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

Know how fast this court plays before the first serve

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Altitude

16 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Head to head

0Sakai

2Nielsen

2 meetings

Hard 0–1Carpet 0–1

North ShoreRound of 16 · 2005HardThis match
Mark Nielsen
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Toshiaki Sakai
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
ShizuokaQuarterfinal · 2004Carpet
Mark Nielsen
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Toshiaki Sakai
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2

Form and path

Toshiaki Sakai1–5

Kyoto CHCarpet

LQualifying R1
Koki Matsunaga
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 3
Toshiaki Sakai
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5
Toshiaki Sakai · Retired

Busan 2 CHHard

TokyoHard

LQualifying R1
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Toshiaki Sakai
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4

Ho Chi Minh CityCarpet

LQualifying R1
Jason Marshall
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Toshiaki Sakai
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 2

New HavenHard

LQualifying R2
Ivo Minar
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Toshiaki Sakai
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 4

Mark Nielsen4–2

KusatsuCarpet

LRound of 16
Young Jun Kim
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Mark Nielsen
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6⁴
WRound of 32
Mark Nielsen
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Fumiaki Kita
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 4

KaruizawaClay

LSemifinal
Stephen Bass
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 6
Mark Nielsen
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 2
WQuarterfinal
Mark Nielsen
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Tatsuma Ito
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4
WRound of 16
Mark Nielsen
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Yong Kyu Lim
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
WRound of 32
Mark Nielsen
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Hyung Tae Kwon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4

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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Toshiaki Sakai vs Mark Nielsen, North Shore 2005, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

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