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: 108 matches, compared with every Challenger on clay
Won by the lower-ranked playerFavourites hold up better
32%39%Won by the bookmakers’ underdogIn line with the tour
31%33%Won from a set downThe first set decides more often
15%19%Go to a deciding setFewer deciding sets
28%36%Tiebreaks per setFewer tiebreaks
0.110.13Minutes per setLonger sets
49 min45 minAces per match
ProService games held
ProThis event Challengers on clay
