Nikolay Davydenko vs Mikhail Youzhny, Valencia 2009, Semifinal
Final score
Final
Youzhny won in 3 sets · 2h 24m
1–2
Set 16–3
Set 24–6
Set 33–6
Venue and conditions
L'Agora, Ciudad de las Artes y las CienciasValencia, ESP
Indoor hardCourt speed7.3 vs last year99.2Average
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 24m2Aces2
2Double faults0
55Service points won50
14Service games played14
9Service games won10
14Return games played14
8/1362%Break points saved60%6/10
4/1040%Break points converted38%5/13
Head to head
4Davydenko
2Youzhny
6 meetingsHard 3–2Carpet 1–0
- ValenciaSemifinal · 7 Nov 2009HardThis matchMikhail YouzhnySets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Nikolay DavydenkoSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 3
- DohaRound of 16 · 2 Jan 2013HardNikolay DavydenkoSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Mikhail YouzhnySets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 3
- Australian OpenRound of 16 · 20 Jan 2008HardMikhail YouzhnySets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Nikolay DavydenkoSets won: 0Set 1: 62Set 2: 3Set 3: 1
- Canada MastersRound of 16 · 9 Aug 2007HardNikolay DavydenkoSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Mikhail YouzhnySets won: 0Set 1: 68Set 2: 3
- MoscowSemifinal · 16 Oct 2004CarpetNikolay DavydenkoSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 65Set 3: 7Mikhail YouzhnySets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 7Set 3: 5
- DohaRound of 32 · 2002HardNikolay DavydenkoSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Mikhail YouzhnySets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
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.