Nicolas Kiefer vs Alberto Martin, Rome Masters 2006, Round of 32
Final score
Final
6-3 7-6(3)
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 50m7Aces1
3Double faults3
41Service points won48
11Service games played10
7Service games won8
10Return games played11
6/1060%Break points saved50%2/4
2/450%Break points converted40%4/10
Head to head
1Kiefer
1Martin
2 meetingsClay 0–1Hard 1–0
- Rome MastersRound of 32 · 10 May 2006ClayThis matchAlberto MartinSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Nicolas KieferSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 63
- DubaiRound of 16 · 2000HardNicolas KieferSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 6Alberto MartinSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 0
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.