Jan Vacek vs Alexander Popp, Magdeburg Challenger 2000, Round of 16

Challenger · Round of 16 · Carpet

Final

Jan Vacek

WinnerRank #1155

Vacek won in 2 sets

2–0

Set 16–3

Set 26–3

Alexander Popp

LostRank #1120

Venue

Messe Magdeburg

Magdeburg, GER· Carpet

Court speed

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.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Know how fast this court plays before the first serve

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Wind

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Humidity

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Temperature

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Altitude

48 m

Sea level

Head to head

1Vacek

1Popp

2 meetings

Magdeburg ChallengerRound of 16 · 2000CarpetThis match
Jan Vacek
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Alexander Popp
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
Heilbronn ChallengerSemifinal · 2002Carpet
Alexander Popp
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Jan Vacek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 2

Form and path

Jan Vacek3–3

Manchester CHGrass

LRound of 32
Sam Groth
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 7⁷
Jan Vacek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 6⁵

WimbledonGrass

HalleGrass

Alexander Popp1–5

St. PetersburgCarpet

LRound of 32
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Alexander Popp
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 4

MoscowCarpet

LRound of 32
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Alexander Popp
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1

TokyoHard

Ho Chi Minh CityCarpet

LRound of 32
Thomas Johansson
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Alexander Popp
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 3

US OpenHard

LRound of 128
Bjorn Phau
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Alexander Popp
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 3Set 3: 3

Match research

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Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Jan Vacek vs Alexander Popp, Magdeburg Challenger 2000, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

Match research