Nicolas Almagro vs Tomas Berdych, Australian Open 2012, Round of 16
Final score
Final
Berdych won in 4 sets · 3h 54m
1–3
Set 16–4
Set 26–75
Set 36–73
Set 46–72
Venue and conditions
Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AUS
Outdoor hardCourt speed4.6 vs last year97.1Average
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
3h 54m16Aces27
4Double faults4
107Service points won111
23Service games played23
22Service games won21
23Return games played23
8/989%Break points saved78%7/9
2/922%Break points converted11%1/9
Head to head
4Almagro
8Berdych
12 meetingsHard 2–4Clay 2–4
- Australian OpenRound of 16 · 22 Jan 2012HardThis matchTomas BerdychSets won: 3Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 7Set 4: 7Nicolas AlmagroSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 65Set 3: 63Set 4: 62
- Shanghai MastersRound of 16 · 10 Oct 2013HardNicolas AlmagroSets won: 2Set 1: 66Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Tomas BerdychSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 64
- StockholmSemifinal · 20 Oct 2012HardTomas BerdychSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Nicolas AlmagroSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
- US OpenRound of 16 · 3 Sept 2012HardTomas BerdychSets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Nicolas AlmagroSets won: 0Set 1: 64Set 2: 4Set 3: 1
- Rome MastersRound of 16 · 17 May 2012ClayTomas BerdychSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Nicolas AlmagroSets won: 0Set 1: 63Set 2: 3
- Indian Wells MastersRound of 16 · 14 Mar 2012HardNicolas AlmagroSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Tomas BerdychSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 0
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.