Thierry Ascione vs Kristian Pless, Lyon 2002, Qualifying R3

Final

Thierry Ascione

LostATP: 954

Pless won in 3 sets

1–2

Set 16–3

Set 26–7⁵

Set 32–6

Kristian Pless

WinnerATP: 939

Palais des Sports de Gerland LyonLyon, FRA

Carpet

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

4.6108.3Very fast

Altitude168 mLow

Head to head

2Ascione

2Pless

4 meetings

Carpet 0–1Hard 2–1

LyonQualifying R3 · 7 Oct 2002CarpetThis match
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 6
Thierry Ascione
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁵Set 3: 2
CherbourgFinal · 2 Mar 2008Hard
Thierry Ascione
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 6⁵
GrenobleQuarterfinal · 28 Sept 2007Hard
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Thierry Ascione
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 3
GrenobleRound of 32 · 2001Hard
Thierry Ascione
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2

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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Thierry Ascione vs Kristian Pless, Lyon 2002, Qualifying R3

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Match research