Gilles Simon vs Rafael Nadal, Australian Open 2009, Quarterfinal

Grand Slam · Quarterfinal · Hard · Wed 28 Jan

Final

Gilles Simon

LostRank #4648.7511%

Nadal won in 3 sets · 2h 26m

0–3

Set 12–6

Set 25–7

Set 35–7

Rafael Nadal

WinnerRank #1731.1189%

Venue

Melbourne Park

Melbourne, AUS· 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

Average

1.4vs last year

Wind

17 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

33%

Comfortable

Temperature

41°C

Hot

Altitude

23 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 26m

4Aces5

4Double faults2

53Service points won64

16Service games played16

9Service games won13

16Return games played16

5/1242%Break points saved57%4/7

3/743%Break points converted58%7/12

Head to head

1Simon

8Nadal

9 meetings

Hard 1–6Clay 0–2

Australian OpenQuarterfinal · 28 Jan 2009HardThis match
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Set 3: 7
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 5Set 3: 5
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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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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Gilles Simon vs Rafael Nadal, Australian Open 2009, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research