Rafael Nadal vs Grigor Dimitrov, Rotterdam 2009, Round of 16

ATP 500 · Round of 16 · Hard · Thu 12 Feb

Final

Rafael Nadal

WinnerRank #1731.0495%

Nadal won in 3 sets · 2h 26m

2–1

Set 17–5

Set 23–6

Set 36–2

Grigor Dimitrov

LostRank #12421.005%

Venue

Rotterdam Ahoy

Rotterdam, NED· 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

Fast

1.6vs last year

Altitude

4 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

2h 26m

3Aces9

1Double faults6

59Service points won56

14Service games played15

12Service games won11

15Return games played14

7/978%Break points saved50%4/8

4/850%Break points converted22%2/9

Head to head

14Nadal

1Dimitrov

15 meetings

Hard 8–1Clay 6–0

RotterdamRound of 16 · 12 Feb 2009HardThis match
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Grigor Dimitrov
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 2
Monte Carlo MastersRound of 16 · 15 Apr 2021Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Grigor Dimitrov
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 1
AcapulcoSemifinal · 28 Feb 2020Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Grigor Dimitrov
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
Monte Carlo MastersRound of 16 · 18 Apr 2019Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Grigor Dimitrov
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1
Monte Carlo MastersSemifinal · 21 Apr 2018Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Grigor Dimitrov
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1
Shanghai MastersQuarterfinal · 13 Oct 2017Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 6
Grigor Dimitrov
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 3

Match research

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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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Rafael Nadal vs Grigor Dimitrov, Rotterdam 2009, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research