Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal, Indian Wells Masters 2012, Semifinal

Masters 1000 · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 17 Mar

Final

Roger Federer

WinnerRank #972.2244%Upset

Federer won in 2 sets · 1h 32m

2–0

Set 16–3

Set 26–4

Rafael Nadal

LostRank #1731.7656%

Venue

Indian Wells Tennis Garden

Indian Wells, 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

Slow

3.7vs last year

Wind

22 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

69%

Moderate

Temperature

17°C

Mild

Altitude

42 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

1h 32m

6Aces0

2Double faults2

36Service points won30

10Service games played9

8Service games won5

9Return games played10

2/450%Break points saved33%2/6

4/667%Break points converted50%2/4

Head to head

16Federer

24Nadal

40 meetings

Hard 11–9Grass 3–1Clay 2–14

Indian Wells MastersSemifinal · 17 Mar 2012HardThis match
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
WimbledonSemifinal · 12 Jul 2019Grass
Roger Federer
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 1Set 3: 6Set 4: 6
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6³Set 2: 6Set 3: 3Set 4: 4
Roland GarrosSemifinal · 7 Jun 2019Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Roger Federer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4Set 3: 2
Indian Wells MastersSemifinal · 16 Mar 2019Hard
Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal · Walkover
Shanghai MastersFinal · 15 Oct 2017Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
Miami MastersFinal · 2 Apr 2017Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4

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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Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal, Indian Wells Masters 2012, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research