Patrick Rafter vs Hicham Arazi, Lyon 2000, Semifinal

ATP Intl Series · Semifinal · Carpet

Final

Patrick Rafter

WinnerRank #224

Rafter won in 2 sets · 1h 11m

2–0

Set 16–3

Set 26–4

Hicham Arazi

LostRank #793

Venue

Palais des Sports de Gerland Lyon

Lyon, FRA· 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

Fast

Altitude

166 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Match stats

1h 11m

9Aces4

6Double faults1

47Service points won29

10Service games played9

9Service games won6

9Return games played10

9/1090%Break points saved40%2/5

3/560%Break points converted10%1/10

Head to head

2Rafter

0Arazi

2 meetings

Carpet 1–0Grass 1–0

LyonSemifinal · 2000CarpetThis match
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Hicham Arazi
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
WimbledonRound of 32 · 2001Grass
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6Set 3: 7
Hicham Arazi
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6³Set 2: 4Set 3: 5

Form and path

Patrick Rafter2–4

ATP FinalsHard

LRound robin
Andre Agassi
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
LRound robin
Lleyton Hewitt
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 2
LRound robin
Sebastien Grosjean
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 3

US OpenHard

LRound of 16
Pete Sampras
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁵Set 4: 6
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 2Set 3: 7⁷Set 4: 4
WRound of 32
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Nicolas Lapentti
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6³Set 2: 2Set 3: 2
WRound of 64
Patrick Rafter
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Christophe Rochus
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 2Set 3: 1

Hicham Arazi3–3

Casablanca CHClay

Fes CHClay

Rabat CHClay

LRound of 32
Mounir El Aarej
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 7
Hicham Arazi
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 5

Match research

Pro

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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Patrick Rafter vs Hicham Arazi, Lyon 2000, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research