Julian Knowle vs Kristian Pless, Bristol Challenger 2000, Semifinal

Challenger · Semifinal · Grass

Final

Julian Knowle

WinnerRank #948

Knowle won in 3 sets

2–1

Set 13–6

Set 26–3

Set 36–2

Kristian Pless

LostRank #939

Venue

Bristol Lawn Tennis Club

Bristol, GBR· Grass

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

84 m

Low

Head to head

2Knowle

0Pless

2 meetings

Grass 1–0Hard 1–0

Bristol ChallengerSemifinal · 2000GrassThis match
Julian Knowle
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 2
ChennaiQualifying R3 · 3 Jan 2005Hard
Julian Knowle
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6¹⁰Set 3: 6
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7¹²Set 3: 3

Form and path

Julian Knowle4–2

Kuala LumpurHard

EastbourneGrass

Kristian Pless2–4

Bogota 3 CHClay

Cali CHClay

LRound of 32
Andre Begemann
Sets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁵Set 3: 4

Seville CHClay

LRound of 32
Guillermo Olaso
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 2

Freudenstadt CHClay

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 Kristian Pless, Bristol Challenger 2000, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

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