Mark Nielsen vs Toshihide Matsui, Kashiwa 2005, Semifinal

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Final

Mark Nielsen

LostRank #1519

Matsui won in 2 sets

0–2

Set 14–6

Set 21–6

Toshihide Matsui

WinnerRank #1578

Venue

Yoshida Memorial Tennis Training Center

Kashiwa, JPN· 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

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Wind

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Humidity

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Temperature

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Altitude

12 m

Sea level

Head to head

0Nielsen

1Matsui

1 meeting

KashiwaSemifinal · 2005HardThis match
Toshihide Matsui
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Mark Nielsen
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1

Form and path

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

Toshihide Matsui0–6

SapporoHard

LRound of 32
Chan Yeong Oh
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Toshihide Matsui
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 3

UrayasuHard

LQualifying R1
Naoki Tajima
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Toshihide Matsui
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3

TokyoHard

LQualifying R1
Shu Matsuoka
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6³Set 2: 6Set 3: 11
Toshihide Matsui
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 4Set 3: 9

HarmonHard

LQualifying R1
Ryo Minakata
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2
Toshihide Matsui
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 0
Toshihide Matsui · Retired

KashiwaHard

LRound of 32
Yuta Kawahashi
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Toshihide Matsui
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 1

HarmonHard

LRound of 32
Taketo Takamisawa
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Toshihide Matsui
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1

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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Mark Nielsen vs Toshihide Matsui, Kashiwa 2005, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

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