Rafael Nadal vs Grigor Dimitrov, Beijing 2017, Semifinal

ATP 500 · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 7 Oct

Final

Rafael Nadal

WinnerRank #1731.2976%

Nadal won in 3 sets · 2h 16m

2–1

Set 16–3

Set 24–6

Set 36–1

Grigor Dimitrov

LostRank #1244.0724%

Venue

National Tennis Center

Beijing, CHN· Hard· National Tennis Stadium

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

Average

3.7vs last year

Wind

8 km/h

Light

Humidity

82%

Humid

Temperature

18°C

Mild

Altitude

46 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Set statistics

Final statistics

Service

1Aces10

1Double faults6

61/9068%1st serve %63%53/84

28/2997%2nd serve %81%25/31

41/6167%1st serve points won66%35/53

18/2962%2nd serve points won45%14/31

10/1283%Break points saved62%8/13

13Service games played13

Return

18/5334%1st serve return points33%20/61

17/3155%2nd serve return points38%11/29

5/1338%Break points converted17%2/12

13Return games played13

Points

59Service points won49

35Receiver points won31

8Max points in a row5

Games

4Max games in a row3

Nadal6

Dimitrov1

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Nadal5

Dimitrov1

015030040154030404040A40

Nadal4

Dimitrov1

0150300401540

Nadal4

Dimitrov0

150300400

Nadal3

Dimitrov0

0150301530303030404040A40404040A4040A404040A40

Nadal2

Dimitrov0

0150301530303030404040A404040A40

Nadal1

Dimitrov0

1503003015401540304040A404040A40

Head to head

14Nadal

1Dimitrov

15 meetings

Hard 8–1Clay 6–0

BeijingSemifinal · 7 Oct 2017HardThis match
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Grigor Dimitrov
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 1
Monte Carlo MastersRound of 16 · 15 Apr 2021Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Grigor Dimitrov
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 1
AcapulcoSemifinal · 28 Feb 2020Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Grigor Dimitrov
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
Monte Carlo MastersRound of 16 · 18 Apr 2019Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Grigor Dimitrov
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1
Monte Carlo MastersSemifinal · 21 Apr 2018Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Grigor Dimitrov
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1
Shanghai MastersQuarterfinal · 13 Oct 2017Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 6
Grigor Dimitrov
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 3

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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Rafael Nadal vs Grigor Dimitrov, Beijing 2017, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Set statistics

Service

Return

Points

Games

Point by point

Head to head

Match research