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 ProMain draw, last 10 seasons: 162 matches, compared with every ATP tour event on hard
Won by the lower-ranked playerIn line with the tour
30%31%Won by the bookmakers’ underdogUpsets by the odds more often
19%15%Won from a set downIn line with the tour
19%21%Go to a deciding setFewer deciding sets
31%36%Tiebreaks per setIn line with the tour
0.190.21Minutes per setIn line with the tour
45 min45 minAces per match
ProService games held
ProThis event ATP tour on hard