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.
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksKnow how fast this court plays before the first serve
See it with ProBeat Bemelmans in straight setsTook over from Bachinger
2012 Final
Main draw, last 10 seasons: 27 matches, compared with every Challenger on hard
Won by the lower-ranked playerMore upsets than usual
42%39%Won by the bookmakers’ underdogThe odds hold up better
29%33%Won from a set downMore comebacks than usual
21%18%Go to a deciding setMore matches go the distance
42%34%Tiebreaks per setFewer tiebreaks
0.070.16Minutes per setQuicker sets
39 min42 minAces per match
ProService games held
ProThis event Challengers on hard
