Radek Stepanek vs Rafael Nadal, Madrid Masters 2005, Quarterfinal

Masters 1000 · Quarterfinal · Hard · Fri 21 Oct

Final

Radek Stepanek

LostRank #4926.5615%

Nadal won in 2 sets · 1h 51m

0–2

Set 16–7⁹

Set 24–6

Rafael Nadal

WinnerRank #1731.1685%

Venue

Madrid Arena

Madrid, ESP· 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

Fast

0.4vs last year

Altitude

634 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Moderate

Match stats

1h 51m

11Aces0

2Double faults2

46Service points won57

11Service games played11

9Service games won10

11Return games played11

2/450%Break points saved75%3/4

1/425%Break points converted50%2/4

Head to head

0Stepanek

6Nadal

6 meetings

Hard 0–3Grass 0–1Clay 0–2

Madrid MastersQuarterfinal · 21 Oct 2005HardThis match
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7¹¹Set 2: 6
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁹Set 2: 4
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
Rome MastersQuarterfinal · 6 May 2005Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 1Set 3: 1
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, Madrid Masters 2005, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research