Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal, Rome Masters 2009, Final
Final score
Final
7-6(2) 6-2
Venue and conditions
Foro ItalicoRome, ITA
ClayCourt speed0.8 vs last year91.8Very slow
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
2h 3m0Aces0
2Double faults1
36Service points won45
10Service games played10
6Service games won8
10Return games played10
1/520%Break points saved50%2/4
2/450%Break points converted80%4/5
Head to head
31Djokovic
28Nadal
59 meetingsClay 9–19Hard 20–7Grass 2–2
- Rome MastersFinal · 3 May 2009ClayThis matchRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Novak DjokovicSets won: 0Set 1: 62Set 2: 2
- Olympic GamesRound of 32 · 29 Jul 2024ClayNovak DjokovicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Rafael NadalSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4
- Roland GarrosQuarterfinal · 31 May 2022ClayRafael NadalSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Set 4: 7Novak DjokovicSets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 2Set 4: 64
- Roland GarrosSemifinal · 11 Jun 2021ClayNovak DjokovicSets won: 3Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Set 4: 6Rafael NadalSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 64Set 4: 2
- Rome MastersFinal · 16 May 2021ClayRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 1Set 3: 6Novak DjokovicSets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
- Roland GarrosFinal · 11 Oct 2020ClayRafael NadalSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Novak DjokovicSets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 2Set 3: 5
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.