Nicolas Mahut vs Steve Darcis, Bucharest 2013, Qualifying R2
Final score
Final
6-4 6-3Venue and conditions
Arenele BNRBucharest, ROU
ClayCourt speed0.5 vs last year93.5Slow
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 worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
1h 28m5Aces2
4Double faults3
36Service points won36
10Service games played9
4Service games won6
9Return games played10
2/825%Break points saved63%5/8
3/838%Break points converted75%6/8
Head to head
0Mahut
2Darcis
2 meetingsClay 0–1Hard 0–1
- BucharestQualifying R2 · 21 Apr 2013ClayThis matchSteve DarcisSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Nicolas MahutSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
- RennesFinal · 12 Oct 2014HardSteve DarcisSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Nicolas MahutSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
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.