James Ward vs Peter Polansky, Australian Open 2016, Qualifying R1
Final score
Final
7-6(6) 6-4Venue and conditions
Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AUS
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.7 vs last year104.3Fast
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 47m16Aces9
10Double faults3
54Service points won46
11Service games played11
9Service games won8
11Return games played11
4/667%Break points saved40%2/5
3/560%Break points converted33%2/6
Head to head
1Ward
1Polansky
2 meetingsHard 1–0Carpet 0–1
- Australian OpenQualifying R1 · 13 Jan 2016HardThis matchJames WardSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Peter PolanskySets won: 0Set 1: 66Set 2: 4
- RimouskiQuarterfinal · 7 Nov 2008CarpetPeter PolanskySets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7James WardSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 61
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.