Arnaud Clement vs Rafael Nadal, Marseille 2006, Semifinal

ATP Intl Series · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 18 Feb

Final

Arnaud Clement

WinnerRank #5766.4015%Upset

Clement won in 3 sets · 1h 55m

2–1

Set 12–6

Set 26–3

Set 37–5

Rafael Nadal

LostRank #1731.1785%

Venue

Palais des Sports de Marseille

Marseille, FRA· 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

2.4vs last year

Altitude

15 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

1h 55m

8Aces5

3Double faults1

58Service points won59

15Service games played14

13Service games won12

14Return games played15

1/333%Break points saved78%7/9

2/922%Break points converted67%2/3

Head to head

1Clement

2Nadal

3 meetings

Hard 1–1Clay 0–1

MarseilleSemifinal · 18 Feb 2006HardThis match
Arnaud Clement
Sets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 7
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 5
Indian Wells MastersRound of 64 · 10 Mar 2007Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Arnaud Clement
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 6³
Monte Carlo MastersRound of 64 · 18 Apr 2006Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Arnaud Clement
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

Match research

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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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Arnaud Clement vs Rafael Nadal, Marseille 2006, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research