Tomas Berdych vs Rafael Nadal, Cincinnati Masters 2009, Quarterfinal

Masters 1000 · Quarterfinal · Hard · Fri 21 Aug

Final

Tomas Berdych

LostRank #1043.5027%

Nadal won in 2 sets · 1h 41m

0–2

Set 14–6

Set 25–7

Rafael Nadal

WinnerRank #1731.2873%

Venue

Lindner Family Tennis Center

Mason, USA· 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

0.2vs last year

Wind

22 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

66%

Moderate

Temperature

26°C

Warm

Altitude

237 m

Low

Historical daily weather

Match stats

1h 41m

3Aces2

0Double faults1

44Service points won46

11Service games played11

9Service games won11

11Return games played11

4/667%Break points saved0/0

0/0Break points converted33%2/6

Head to head

4Berdych

19Nadal

23 meetings

Hard 4–11Clay 0–6Grass 0–2

Cincinnati MastersQuarterfinal · 21 Aug 2009HardThis match
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Tomas Berdych
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 5
Australian OpenRound of 16 · 20 Jan 2019Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
Tomas Berdych
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 1Set 3: 6⁴
Madrid MastersSemifinal · 9 May 2015Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Tomas Berdych
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6³Set 2: 1
Australian OpenQuarterfinal · 27 Jan 2015Hard
Tomas Berdych
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 0Set 3: 6⁵
Madrid MastersQuarterfinal · 9 May 2014Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Tomas Berdych
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
Miami MastersSemifinal · 28 Mar 2014Hard
Rafael Nadal
Tomas Berdych
Tomas Berdych · Walkover

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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Tomas Berdych vs Rafael Nadal, Cincinnati Masters 2009, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

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