Gilles Simon vs Rafael Nadal, Madrid Masters 2008, Semifinal

Masters 1000 · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 18 Oct

Final

Gilles Simon

WinnerRank #4648.0912%Upset

Simon won in 3 sets · 3h 23m

2–1

Set 13–6

Set 27–5

Set 37–6⁶

Rafael Nadal

LostRank #1731.1388%

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

1.9vs last year

Altitude

634 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Moderate

Match stats

3h 23m

3Aces2

3Double faults1

85Service points won64

17Service games played16

12Service games won12

16Return games played17

17/2277%Break points saved50%4/8

4/850%Break points converted23%5/22

Head to head

1Simon

8Nadal

9 meetings

Hard 1–6Clay 0–2

Madrid MastersSemifinal · 18 Oct 2008HardThis match
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 7⁸
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 6⁶
Olympic GamesRound of 16 · 11 Aug 2016Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 3
Indian Wells MastersRound of 16 · 18 Mar 2015Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
Rome MastersRound of 32 · 14 May 2014Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6¹Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 2
Monte Carlo MastersSemifinal · 21 Apr 2012Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
US OpenRound of 32 · 5 Sept 2010Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4Set 3: 2

Match research

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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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Gilles Simon vs Rafael Nadal, Madrid Masters 2008, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

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