Radek Stepanek vs Rafael Nadal, Rome Masters 2005, Quarterfinal

Masters 1000 · Quarterfinal · Clay · Fri 6 May

Final

Radek Stepanek

LostRank #49213.008%

Nadal won in 3 sets · 2h 9m

1–2

Set 17–5

Set 21–6

Set 31–6

Rafael Nadal

WinnerRank #1731.0692%

Venue

Foro Italico

Rome, ITA· Clay

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

Slow

2.3vs last year

Wind

25 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

71%

Humid

Temperature

20°C

Mild

Altitude

20 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 9m

2Aces0

3Double faults0

43Service points won52

13Service games played13

7Service games won11

13Return games played13

5/1145%Break points saved50%2/4

2/450%Break points converted55%6/11

Head to head

0Stepanek

6Nadal

6 meetings

Clay 0–2Hard 0–3Grass 0–1

Rome MastersQuarterfinal · 6 May 2005ClayThis match
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 1Set 3: 1
Indian Wells MastersRound of 64 · 8 Mar 2014Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 7
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 5
Miami MastersRound of 32 · 25 Mar 2012Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
Queen's ClubRound of 16 · 9 Jun 2011Grass
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 6
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 1
Madrid MastersQuarterfinal · 21 Oct 2005Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7¹¹Set 2: 6
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁹Set 2: 4
BarcelonaSemifinal · 23 Apr 2005Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 2

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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Radek Stepanek vs Rafael Nadal, Rome Masters 2005, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research