Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal, Cincinnati Masters 2009, Semifinal

Masters 1000 · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 22 Aug

Final

Novak Djokovic

WinnerRank #122.4540%Upset

Djokovic won in 2 sets · 1h 32m

2–0

Set 16–1

Set 26–4

Rafael Nadal

LostRank #1731.6460%

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

15 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

72%

Humid

Temperature

22°C

Mild

Altitude

237 m

Low

Historical daily weather

Match stats

1h 32m

5Aces1

1Double faults3

38Service points won31

9Service games played8

9Service games won5

8Return games played9

1/1100%Break points saved50%3/6

3/650%Break points converted0%0/1

Head to head

31Djokovic

28Nadal

59 meetings

Hard 20–7Clay 9–19Grass 2–2

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Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 7
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 2Set 3: 5

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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Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal, Cincinnati Masters 2009, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

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Head to head

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