Tomas Berdych vs Grigor Dimitrov, Rotterdam 2009, Round of 32
Final score
Final
Dimitrov won in 3 sets · 2h 8m
1–2
Set 16–4
Set 23–6
Set 34–6
Venue and conditions
Rotterdam AhoyRotterdam, NED
Indoor hardCourt speed1.6 vs last year105.4Fast
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 worksAltitude4 mSea level
Match stats
2h 8m9Aces10
3Double faults1
55Service points won67
14Service games played15
12Service games won14
15Return games played14
3/560%Break points saved90%9/10
1/1010%Break points converted40%2/5
Head to head
3Berdych
3Dimitrov
6 meetingsHard 2–2Clay 1–1
- RotterdamRound of 32 · 10 Feb 2009HardThis matchGrigor DimitrovSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Tomas BerdychSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 4
- StockholmQuarterfinal · 23 Oct 2015HardTomas BerdychSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Grigor DimitrovSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 4
- StockholmFinal · 19 Oct 2014HardTomas BerdychSets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Grigor DimitrovSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
- Rome MastersRound of 16 · 15 May 2014ClayGrigor DimitrovSets won: 2Set 1: 63Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Tomas BerdychSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 2Set 3: 2
- Madrid MastersRound of 16 · 8 May 2014ClayTomas BerdychSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Grigor DimitrovSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 2
- Miami MastersRound of 32 · 25 Mar 2012HardGrigor DimitrovSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 6Tomas BerdychSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 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.