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: 23 matches, compared with every ATP tour event on clay
Won by the lower-ranked playerIn line with the tour
39%37%Won by the bookmakers’ underdogIn line with the tour
32%32%Won from a set downMore comebacks than usual
26%19%Go to a deciding setMore matches go the distance
52%34%Tiebreaks per setFewer tiebreaks
0.120.16Minutes per setLonger sets
47 min45 minAces per match
ProService games held
ProThis event ATP tour on clay
