Mardy Fish vs Rafael Nadal, US Open 2008, Quarterfinal

Grand Slam · Quarterfinal · Hard · Wed 3 Sept

Final

Mardy Fish

LostRank #6194.7520%

Nadal won in 4 sets · 2h 38m

1–3

Set 16–3

Set 21–6

Set 34–6

Set 42–6

Rafael Nadal

WinnerRank #1731.2180%

Venue

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

Flushing, USA· 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

16 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

70%

Humid

Temperature

28°C

Warm

Altitude

5 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 38m

14Aces3

1Double faults0

66Service points won68

17Service games played17

12Service games won16

17Return games played17

7/1258%Break points saved0%0/1

1/1100%Break points converted42%5/12

Head to head

1Fish

8Nadal

9 meetings

Hard 1–5Grass 0–3

US OpenQuarterfinal · 3 Sept 2008HardThis match
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 3Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 6
Mardy Fish
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 4Set 4: 2
ATP FinalsRound robin · 20 Nov 2011Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 7⁷
Mardy Fish
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 6³
TokyoSemifinal · 8 Oct 2011Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Mardy Fish
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 1
Cincinnati MastersQuarterfinal · 19 Aug 2011Hard
Mardy Fish
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
WimbledonQuarterfinal · 29 Jun 2011Grass
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 5Set 4: 6
Mardy Fish
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 3Set 3: 7Set 4: 4
WimbledonRound of 128 · 26 Jun 2007Grass
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6
Mardy Fish
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 3

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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Mardy Fish vs Rafael Nadal, US Open 2008, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

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