Mariano Puerta vs Rafael Nadal, Acapulco 2005, Semifinal
Final score
Final
6-4 6-1
Venue and conditions
Fairmont Acapulco PrincessAcapulco, MEX
ClayCourt speed3.9 vs last year104.4Fast
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 16m4Aces4
0Double faults1
26Service points won34
8Service games played9
4Service games won8
9Return games played8
8/1267%Break points saved0%0/1
1/1100%Break points converted33%4/12
Head to head
1Puerta
4Nadal
5 meetingsClay 1–3Hard 0–1
- AcapulcoSemifinal · 26 Feb 2005ClayThis matchRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Mariano PuertaSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1
- Canada MastersQuarterfinal · 12 Aug 2005HardRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Mariano PuertaSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1
- Roland GarrosFinal · 5 Jun 2005ClayRafael NadalSets won: 3Set 1: 66Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 7Mariano PuertaSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 1Set 4: 5
- UmagRound of 16 · 23 Jul 2003ClayRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Mariano PuertaSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
- Aix En ProvenceFinal · 2003ClayMariano PuertaSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Rafael NadalSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 66Set 3: 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.