Rafael Nadal vs Ernests Gulbis, Rome Masters 2010, Semifinal
Final score
Final
6-4 3-6 6-4
Venue and conditions
Foro ItalicoRome, ITA
ClayCourt speed2.0 vs last year93.8Slow
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 47m0Aces14
1Double faults2
62Service points won69
14Service games played15
13Service games won13
15Return games played14
6/786%Break points saved83%10/12
2/1217%Break points converted14%1/7
Head to head
7Nadal
0Gulbis
7 meetingsClay 2–0Hard 4–0Grass 1–0
- Rome MastersSemifinal · 1 May 2010ClayThis matchRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Ernests GulbisSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
- DohaQuarterfinal · 2 Jan 2014HardRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Ernests GulbisSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 4
- Rome MastersRound of 16 · 16 May 2013ClayRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 1Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Ernests GulbisSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 4
- Indian Wells MastersRound of 16 · 13 Mar 2013HardRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Ernests GulbisSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 5
- DohaQuarterfinal · 6 Jan 2011HardRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Ernests GulbisSets won: 0Set 1: 63Set 2: 3
- Madrid MastersRound of 32 · 14 Oct 2008HardRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Ernests GulbisSets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
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.