Fernando Gonzalez vs Rafael Nadal, Australian Open 2007, Quarterfinal
Final score
Final
Gonzalez won in 3 sets · 2h 5m
3–0
Set 16–2
Set 26–4
Set 36–3
Venue and conditions
Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AUS
Outdoor hardCourt speed3.5 vs last year100.6Average
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
2h 5m10Aces1
0Double faults2
57Service points won47
13Service games played14
13Service games won9
14Return games played13
3/3100%Break points saved38%3/8
5/863%Break points converted0%0/3
Head to head
3Gonzalez
7Nadal
10 meetingsHard 2–3Clay 1–4
- Australian OpenQuarterfinal · 24 Jan 2007HardThis matchFernando GonzalezSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Rafael NadalSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4Set 3: 3
- US OpenQuarterfinal · 12 Sept 2009HardRafael NadalSets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Fernando GonzalezSets won: 0Set 1: 64Set 2: 62Set 3: 0
- Rome MastersSemifinal · 2 May 2009ClayRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Fernando GonzalezSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
- Australian OpenRound of 16 · 26 Jan 2009HardRafael NadalSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Fernando GonzalezSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2Set 3: 4
- Olympic GamesFinal · 2008HardRafael NadalSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Fernando GonzalezSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 62Set 3: 3
- Hamburg MastersQuarterfinal · 18 May 2007ClayRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Fernando GonzalezSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
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.