Fabrice Santoro vs David Nalbandian, Rome Masters 2005, Round of 64
Final score
Final
Santoro won in 3 sets · 2h 28m
2–1
Set 16–4
Set 21–6
Set 36–4
Venue and conditions
Foro ItalicoRome, ITA
ClayCourt speed2.3 vs last year92.4Slow
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
2h 28m3Aces8
1Double faults3
52Service points won55
13Service games played14
9Service games won10
14Return games played13
2/633%Break points saved50%4/8
4/850%Break points converted67%4/6
Head to head
2Santoro
2Nalbandian
4 meetingsClay 1–1Hard 1–1
- Rome MastersRound of 64 · 3 May 2005ClayThis matchFabrice SantoroSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 6David NalbandianSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
- Australian OpenQuarterfinal · 24 Jan 2006HardDavid NalbandianSets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Fabrice SantoroSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 0Set 3: 0
- Monte Carlo MastersRound of 16 · 22 Apr 2004ClayDavid NalbandianSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Fabrice SantoroSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
- Madrid MastersRound of 16 · 2002HardFabrice SantoroSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6David NalbandianSets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 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.