Rafael Nadal vs Ernests Gulbis, Madrid Masters 2008, Round of 32

Masters 1000 · Round of 32 · Hard · Tue 14 Oct

Final

Rafael Nadal

WinnerRank #1731.1487%

Nadal won in 3 sets · 2h 22m

2–1

Set 17–5

Set 23–6

Set 36–3

Ernests Gulbis

LostRank #8937.5913%

Venue

Madrid Arena

Madrid, ESP· 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

Fast

2.0vs last year

Altitude

634 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Moderate

Match stats

2h 22m

2Aces15

2Double faults8

65Service points won59

15Service games played15

14Service games won13

15Return games played15

4/580%Break points saved60%3/5

2/540%Break points converted20%1/5

Head to head

7Nadal

0Gulbis

7 meetings

Hard 4–0Clay 2–0Grass 1–0

Madrid MastersRound of 32 · 14 Oct 2008HardThis match
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Ernests Gulbis
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
DohaQuarterfinal · 2 Jan 2014Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Ernests Gulbis
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 4
Rome MastersRound of 16 · 16 May 2013Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 1Set 2: 7Set 3: 6
Ernests Gulbis
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 4
Indian Wells MastersRound of 16 · 13 Mar 2013Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 7
Ernests Gulbis
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 5
DohaQuarterfinal · 6 Jan 2011Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Ernests Gulbis
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6³Set 2: 3
Rome MastersSemifinal · 1 May 2010Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Ernests Gulbis
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 4

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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Rafael Nadal vs Ernests Gulbis, Madrid Masters 2008, Round of 32

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research