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: 124 matches, compared with every Challenger on hard
Won by the lower-ranked playerFavourites hold up better
36%39%Won by the bookmakers’ underdogThe odds hold up better
29%33%Won from a set downThe first set decides more often
13%18%Go to a deciding setFewer deciding sets
24%34%Tiebreaks per setFewer tiebreaks
0.140.16Minutes per setQuicker sets
40 min42 minAces per match
ProService games held
ProThis event Challengers on hard
