Radek Stepanek vs Steve Darcis, Lyon 2008, Round of 32
Final score
Final
Darcis won in 3 sets · 1h 32m
1–2
Set 14–6
Set 26–3
Set 33–6
Venue and conditions
Palais des Sports de Gerland LyonLyon, FRA
CarpetCourt speed3.6 vs last year109.0Very fast
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 worksAltitude168 mLow
Match stats
1h 32m13Aces3
11Double faults3
56Service points won62
14Service games played14
12Service games won13
14Return games played14
4/667%Break points saved80%4/5
1/520%Break points converted33%2/6
Head to head
0Stepanek
2Darcis
2 meetingsCarpet 0–1Hard 0–1
- LyonRound of 32 · 20 Oct 2008CarpetThis matchSteve DarcisSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Radek StepanekSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
- San JoseRound of 16 · 16 Feb 2012HardSteve DarcisSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Radek StepanekSets won: 0Set 1: 64Set 2: 62
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.