Nicolas Massu vs Nicolas Almagro, Australian Open 2009, Round of 128
Final score
Final
Almagro won in 5 sets · 3h 30m
2–3
Set 14–6
Set 24–6
Set 36–3
Set 47–5
Set 53–6
Venue and conditions
Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AUS
Outdoor hardCourt speed1.4 vs last year98.1Average
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
3h 30m9Aces31
7Double faults4
95Service points won99
25Service games played25
21Service games won22
25Return games played25
5/956%Break points saved57%4/7
3/743%Break points converted44%4/9
Head to head
1Massu
4Almagro
5 meetingsHard 0–1Clay 1–3
- Australian OpenRound of 128 · 20 Jan 2009HardThis matchNicolas AlmagroSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 3Set 4: 5Set 5: 6Nicolas MassuSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Set 4: 7Set 5: 3
- AcapulcoQuarterfinal · 29 Feb 2008ClayNicolas AlmagroSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Nicolas MassuSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 3
- Costa Do SauipeRound of 32 · 12 Feb 2008ClayNicolas AlmagroSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Nicolas MassuSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
- Rome MastersRound of 64 · 8 May 2006ClayNicolas AlmagroSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Nicolas MassuSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 4
- Costa Do SauipeQuarterfinal · 23 Feb 2006ClayNicolas MassuSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Nicolas AlmagroSets won: 0Set 1: 64Set 2: 3
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.