Nicolas Kicker vs Rafael Matos, Foz do Iguaçu 2014, Semifinal

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Final

Nicolas Kicker

LostRank #333

Matos won in 2 sets

0–2

Set 13–6

Set 26–7⁴

Rafael Matos

WinnerRank #975

Venue

CITI Tênis

Foz do Iguaçu, BRA· Clay

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

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Wind

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Humidity

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Temperature

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Altitude

232 m

Low

Head to head

2Kicker

1Matos

3 meetings

Foz do IguaçuSemifinal · 2014ClayThis match
Rafael Matos
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Nicolas Kicker
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 6⁴
SantiagoRound of 32 · 2015Clay
Nicolas Kicker
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 6⁰Set 3: 6
Rafael Matos
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 3
Porto AlegreRound of 16 · 2014Clay
Nicolas Kicker
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁹Set 2: 7
Rafael Matos
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁷Set 2: 5

Form and path

Nicolas Kicker3–3

Villa Maria CHClay

WRound of 32
Nicolas Kicker
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Bruno Fernandez
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 1

Cali CHClay

LRound of 32
Diego Dedura Palomero
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicolas Kicker
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

Santa Cruz De La Sierra 2 CHClay

Antofagasta CHClay

LQualifying R2
Thiago Cigarran
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3
Nicolas Kicker
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 0

Rafael Matos1–5

Braunschweig CHClay

LQualifying R1
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Rafael Matos
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4

Cancun CHHard

LQualifying R1
Beibit Zhukayev
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Rafael Matos
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2

MarrakechClay

LQualifying R1
Pavel Kotov
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Rafael Matos
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1

Marbella CHClay

LQualifying R1
Pol Martin Tiffon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 7¹¹
Rafael Matos
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁹

Rio De Janeiro CHHard

Match research

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Everything 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.

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Nicolas Kicker vs Rafael Matos, Foz do Iguaçu 2014, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

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