Nicolas Massu vs Nicolas Almagro, Rome Masters 2006, Round of 64
Final score
Final
7-5 6-4
Venue and conditions
Foro ItalicoRome, ITA
ClayCourt speed3.3 vs last year89.1Very slow
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
1h 59m1Aces3
0Double faults2
41Service points won47
11Service games played11
8Service games won10
11Return games played11
5/863%Break points saved80%4/5
1/520%Break points converted38%3/8
Head to head
1Massu
4Almagro
5 meetingsClay 1–3Hard 0–1
- Rome MastersRound of 64 · 8 May 2006ClayThis matchNicolas AlmagroSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Nicolas MassuSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 4
- Australian OpenRound of 128 · 20 Jan 2009HardNicolas AlmagroSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 3Set 4: 5Set 5: 6Nicolas MassuSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Set 4: 7Set 5: 3
- AcapulcoQuarterfinal · 29 Feb 2008ClayNicolas AlmagroSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Nicolas MassuSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 3
- Costa Do SauipeRound of 32 · 12 Feb 2008ClayNicolas AlmagroSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Nicolas MassuSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
- Costa Do SauipeQuarterfinal · 23 Feb 2006ClayNicolas MassuSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Nicolas AlmagroSets won: 0Set 1: 64Set 2: 3
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.