Andy Roddick vs Rafael Nadal, Dubai 2008, Quarterfinal

ATP Intl Gold · Quarterfinal · Hard · Thu 6 Mar

Final

Andy Roddick

WinnerRank #402.4440%Upset

Roddick won in 2 sets · 1h 48m

2–0

Set 17–6⁵

Set 26–2

Rafael Nadal

LostRank #1731.6560%

Venue

Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium

Dubai, UAE· 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

Average

0.1vs last year

Wind

21 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

63%

Moderate

Temperature

26°C

Warm

Altitude

10 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

1h 48m

17Aces2

1Double faults2

51Service points won48

10Service games played10

10Service games won8

10Return games played10

6/6100%Break points saved78%7/9

2/922%Break points converted0%0/6

Head to head

3Roddick

5Nadal

8 meetings

Hard 3–4Grass 0–1

DubaiQuarterfinal · 6 Mar 2008HardThis match
Andy Roddick
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 2
US OpenQuarterfinal · 9 Sept 2011Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Andy Roddick
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 1Set 3: 3
ATP FinalsRound robin · 22 Nov 2010Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6
Andy Roddick
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁵Set 3: 4
Miami MastersSemifinal · 2 Apr 2010Hard
Andy Roddick
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 3
Indian Wells MastersSemifinal · 21 Mar 2009Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Andy Roddick
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6⁴
Queen's ClubSemifinal · 14 Jun 2008Grass
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Andy Roddick
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 4

Match research

Pro

Everything 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.

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Andy Roddick vs Rafael Nadal, Dubai 2008, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research