Julian Knowle vs Michael Russell, Montauban Challenger 2000, Round of 16

Challenger · Round of 16 · Clay

Final

Julian Knowle

LostRank #948

Russell won in 3 sets

1–2

Set 17–6⁶

Set 22–6

Set 36–7²

Michael Russell

WinnerRank #1124

Venue

Association Tennis de Montauban — former Aussonne grounds

Montauban, FRA· Clay

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

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Wind

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Humidity

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Temperature

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Altitude

99 m

Low

Head to head

1Knowle

1Russell

2 meetings

Clay 0–1Hard 1–0

Montauban ChallengerRound of 16 · 2000ClayThis match
Michael Russell
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
Julian Knowle
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 2Set 3: 6²
Besancon ChallengerRound of 32 · 2000Hard
Julian Knowle
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Michael Russell
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 1

Form and path

Julian Knowle4–2

Kuala LumpurHard

EastbourneGrass

Michael Russell2–4

Sarasota CHClay

HoustonClay

LQualifying R1
Hyeon Chung
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Michael Russell
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 4

Irving CHHard

LRound of 32
Denis Kudla
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6¹Set 3: 6
Michael Russell
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 4

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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Julian Knowle vs Michael Russell, Montauban Challenger 2000, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

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