Roger Federer vs David Nalbandian, Basel 2008, Final
Final score
Final
6-3 6-4
Venue and conditions
St. JakobshalleBasel, SUI
Indoor hardCourt speed1.5 vs last year107.0Fast
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 worksAltitude263 mLow
Match stats
1h 10m8Aces5
0Double faults3
40Service points won37
10Service games played9
10Service games won7
9Return games played10
0/0Break points saved75%6/8
2/825%Break points converted0/0
Head to head
11Federer
8Nalbandian
19 meetingsHard 6–5Grass 1–0Clay 3–1Carpet 1–2
- BaselFinal · 26 Oct 2008HardThis matchRoger FedererSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6David NalbandianSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
- WimbledonRound of 32 · 25 Jun 2011GrassRoger FedererSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6David NalbandianSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2Set 3: 4
- Monte Carlo MastersQuarterfinal · 25 Apr 2008ClayRoger FedererSets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6David NalbandianSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 2Set 3: 2
- Paris MastersRound of 16 · 1 Nov 2007HardDavid NalbandianSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Roger FedererSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 63
- Madrid MastersFinal · 21 Oct 2007HardDavid NalbandianSets won: 2Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Roger FedererSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 3
- ATP FinalsRound robin · 12 Nov 2006HardRoger FedererSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6David NalbandianSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 1
Match research
ProEverything 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.