Lleyton Hewitt vs David Nalbandian, Sydney 2009, Quarterfinal
Final score
Final
7-6(3) 7-5
Venue and conditions
Sydney Olympic Park Tennis CentreSydney Olympic Park, AUS
Outdoor hardCourt speed98.8Average
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 worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
1h 48m3Aces7
4Double faults1
47Service points won48
12Service games played12
8Service games won9
12Return games played12
1/520%Break points saved50%3/6
3/650%Break points converted80%4/5
Head to head
3Hewitt
2Nalbandian
5 meetingsHard 1–2Grass 1–0Clay 1–0
- SydneyQuarterfinal · 15 Jan 2009HardThis matchDavid NalbandianSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Lleyton HewittSets won: 0Set 1: 63Set 2: 5
- Australian OpenRound of 128 · 18 Jan 2011HardDavid NalbandianSets won: 3Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 3Set 4: 7Set 5: 9Lleyton HewittSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Set 4: 61Set 5: 7
- Australian OpenQuarterfinal · 26 Jan 2005HardLleyton HewittSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 1Set 4: 3Set 5: 10David NalbandianSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 2Set 3: 6Set 4: 6Set 5: 8
- WimbledonFinal · 2002GrassLleyton HewittSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6David NalbandianSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 3Set 3: 2
- BarcelonaRound of 16 · 2002ClayLleyton HewittSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6David NalbandianSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
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.