Tim Smyczek vs Philip Bester, Aptos Challenger 2007, Qualifying R1

Challenger · Qualifying R1 · Hard · Sat 14 Jul

Final

Tim Smyczek

WinnerRank #862

Smyczek won in 3 sets

2–1

Set 16–7⁵

Set 26–2

Set 36–3

Philip Bester

LostRank #1896

Venue

Seascape Sports Club, Aptos

Aptos, USA· Hard

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

21 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

78%

Humid

Temperature

23°C

Warm

Altitude

38 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Head to head

3Smyczek

0Bester

3 meetings

Hard 2–0Clay 1–0

Aptos ChallengerQualifying R1 · 14 Jul 2007HardThis match
Tim Smyczek
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Philip Bester
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 2Set 3: 3
HoustonQualifying R2 · 3 Apr 2011Clay
Tim Smyczek
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Philip Bester
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 4
Ojai ChallengerRound of 16 · 3 Jun 2010Hard
Tim Smyczek
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Philip Bester
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1

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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Tim Smyczek vs Philip Bester, Aptos Challenger 2007, Qualifying R1

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

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