Nicolas Kiefer vs Paul Henri Mathieu, Olympic Games 2008, Round of 16

Olympics · Round of 16 · Hard

Final

Nicolas Kiefer

LostRank #7201.8353%

Mathieu won in 2 sets · 1h 44m

0–2

Set 13–6

Set 25–7

Paul Henri Mathieu

WinnerRank #9142.1047%Upset

Venue

National Tennis Center

Beijing, CHN· 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

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Wind

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Humidity

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Temperature

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Altitude

46 m

Sea level

Match stats

1h 44m

4Aces3

3Double faults5

40Service points won42

10Service games played11

7Service games won10

11Return games played10

3/650%Break points saved50%1/2

1/250%Break points converted50%3/6

Head to head

3Kiefer

2Mathieu

5 meetings

Hard 2–2Clay 1–0

Olympic GamesRound of 16 · 2008HardThis match
Paul Henri Mathieu
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 5
Hamburg MastersRound of 64 · 12 May 2008Clay
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Paul Henri Mathieu
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
MumbaiRound of 32 · 25 Sept 2007Hard
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Paul Henri Mathieu
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
Indian Wells MastersRound of 64 · 13 Mar 2006Hard
Paul Henri Mathieu
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 6Set 3: 2
Long IslandRound of 32 · 18 Aug 2003Hard
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6
Paul Henri Mathieu
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 3

Form and path

Nicolas Kiefer1–5

WimbledonGrass

LRound of 128
David Ferrer
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2Set 3: 3

HalleGrass

Madrid MastersClay

LQualifying R1
Filippo Volandri
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2

MunichClay

LRound of 32
Simon Greul
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 2

Tunis CHClay

LRound of 32
Daniel Brands
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4

Paul Henri Mathieu3–3

Paris MastersHard

BaselHard

LQualifying R1
Peter Gojowczyk
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6³Set 2: 7Set 3: 6
Paul Henri Mathieu
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 5Set 3: 4

Orleans CHHard

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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Nicolas Kiefer vs Paul Henri Mathieu, Olympic Games 2008, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research