Santiago Ventura vs Nicolas Almagro, Valencia 2007, Semifinal
Final score
Final
Almagro won in 3 sets · 2h 45m
1–2
Set 17–66
Set 24–6
Set 34–6
Venue and conditions
Club de Tenis ValenciaValencia, ESP
ClayCourt speed2.9 vs last year90.8Very 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
2h 45m5Aces16
7Double faults2
74Service points won69
16Service games played16
13Service games won15
16Return games played16
10/1377%Break points saved75%3/4
1/425%Break points converted23%3/13
Head to head
2Ventura
4Almagro
6 meetings- ValenciaSemifinal · 14 Apr 2007ClayThis matchNicolas AlmagroSets won: 2Set 1: 66Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Santiago VenturaSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
- BarcelonaRound of 64 · 19 Apr 2010ClayNicolas AlmagroSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Santiago VenturaSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 2
- Rome MastersQualifying R2 · 1 May 2005ClayNicolas AlmagroSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Santiago VenturaSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
- Costa Do SauipeRound of 32 · 14 Feb 2005ClaySantiago VenturaSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Nicolas AlmagroSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 1
- Buenos AiresRound of 32 · 8 Feb 2005ClayNicolas AlmagroSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Santiago VenturaSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
- AcapulcoRound of 32 · 2005ClaySantiago VenturaSets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Nicolas AlmagroSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 2
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.