John Patrick Smith vs Kevin King, Australian Open 2018, Qualifying R3
Final score
Final
6-4 7-6(6)Venue and conditions
Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AUS
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.2 vs last year102.3Average
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 29m4Aces6
1Double faults1
44Service points won41
11Service games played11
7Service games won8
11Return games played11
3/743%Break points saved0%0/3
3/3100%Break points converted57%4/7
Head to head
2Smith
2King
4 meetings- Australian OpenQualifying R3 · 14 Jan 2018HardThis matchKevin KingSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7John Patrick SmithSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 66
- DrummondvilleQuarterfinal · 20 Mar 2015HardJohn Patrick SmithSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Kevin KingSets won: 1Set 1: 66Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
- AtlantaQualifying R3 · 21 Jul 2014HardJohn Patrick SmithSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Kevin KingSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 1
- LeonRound of 32 · 1 Apr 2014HardKevin KingSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6John Patrick SmithSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 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.