David Ferrer vs Rafael Nadal, Roland Garros 2012, Semifinal
Final score
Final
6-2 6-2 6-1
Venue and conditions
Stade Roland-GarrosParis, FRA
ClayCourt speed0.8 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
1h 46m1Aces2
3Double faults1
31Service points won48
12Service games played11
5Service games won11
11Return games played12
3/1030%Break points saved100%2/2
0/20%Break points converted70%7/10
Head to head
6Ferrer
26Nadal
32 meetingsClay 2–20Hard 4–6
- Roland GarrosSemifinal · 8 Jun 2012ClayThis matchRafael NadalSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6David FerrerSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2Set 3: 1
- BarcelonaRound of 16 · 25 Apr 2019ClayRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6David FerrerSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
- US OpenRound of 128 · 27 Aug 2018HardRafael NadalSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3David FerrerSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
David Ferrer · Retired
- ATP FinalsRound robin · 20 Nov 2015HardRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 62Set 2: 6Set 3: 6David FerrerSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 4
- Monte Carlo MastersQuarterfinal · 17 Apr 2015ClayRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 6David FerrerSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 2
- Roland GarrosQuarterfinal · 4 Jun 2014ClayRafael NadalSets won: 3Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 6David FerrerSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 0Set 4: 1
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.