Jarkko Nieminen vs Rafael Nadal, Madrid Masters 2014, Round of 16
Final score
Final
6-1 6-4
Venue and conditions
La Caja MágicaMadrid, ESP
ClayCourt speed1.9 vs last year98.6Average
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 20m2Aces2
0Double faults0
25Service points won33
9Service games played8
4Service games won7
8Return games played9
6/1155%Break points saved75%3/4
1/425%Break points converted45%5/11
Head to head
0Nieminen
8Nadal
8 meetingsClay 0–6Hard 0–1Grass 0–1
- Madrid MastersRound of 16 · 8 May 2014ClayThis matchRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Jarkko NieminenSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4
- Monte Carlo MastersRound of 32 · 18 Apr 2012ClayRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Jarkko NieminenSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
- Monte Carlo MastersRound of 32 · 13 Apr 2011ClayRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Jarkko NieminenSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
- Roland GarrosRound of 32 · 30 May 2008ClayRafael NadalSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Jarkko NieminenSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 3Set 3: 1
- Australian OpenQuarterfinal · 22 Jan 2008HardRafael NadalSets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Jarkko NieminenSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 3Set 3: 1
- WimbledonQuarterfinal · 6 Jul 2006GrassRafael NadalSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Jarkko NieminenSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
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.