Fernando Gonzalez vs Roger Federer, Roland Garros 2008, Quarterfinal

Grand Slam · Quarterfinal · Clay · Wed 4 Jun

Final

Fernando Gonzalez

LostRank #5697.8013%

Federer won in 4 sets · 2h 1m

1–3

Set 16–2

Set 22–6

Set 33–6

Set 44–6

Roger Federer

WinnerRank #971.1387%

Venue

Stade Roland-Garros

Paris, FRA· Clay

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

Slow

1.1vs last year

Wind

13 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

79%

Humid

Temperature

17°C

Mild

Altitude

42 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 1m

3Aces11

0Double faults0

57Service points won68

17Service games played18

12Service games won15

18Return games played17

8/1362%Break points saved50%3/6

3/650%Break points converted38%5/13

Head to head

1Gonzalez

12Federer

13 meetings

Clay 0–5Hard 1–5Carpet 0–1Grass 0–1

Roland GarrosQuarterfinal · 4 Jun 2008ClayThis match
Roger Federer
Sets won: 3Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 6
Fernando Gonzalez
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 3Set 4: 4
Indian Wells MastersRound of 16 · 18 Mar 2009Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 6
Fernando Gonzalez
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 2
ATP FinalsRound robin · 12 Nov 2007Hard
Fernando Gonzalez
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 7
Roger Federer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6¹Set 3: 5
Australian OpenFinal · 28 Jan 2007Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Fernando Gonzalez
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6²Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
BaselFinal · 29 Oct 2006Carpet
Roger Federer
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
Fernando Gonzalez
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2Set 3: 6³
Madrid MastersFinal · 22 Oct 2006Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Fernando Gonzalez
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 1Set 3: 0

Match research

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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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Fernando Gonzalez vs Roger Federer, Roland Garros 2008, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research