Nicolas Massu vs Ricardo Mello, Costa Do Sauipe 2001, Round of 16

ATP Intl Series · Round of 16 · Hard

Final

Nicolas Massu

LostRank #10151.3367%

Mello won in 3 sets · 2h 37m

1–2

Set 16–1

Set 26–7⁴

Set 33–6

Ricardo Mello

WinnerRank #10182.7033%Upset

Venue

Costa do Sauipe Resorts

Mata de São João, BRA· Hard

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

Average

Wind

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No reading

Humidity

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No reading

Temperature

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No reading

Altitude

7 m

Sea level

Match stats

2h 37m

8Aces2

3Double faults1

61Service points won46

15Service games played13

11Service games won9

13Return games played15

9/1369%Break points saved56%5/9

4/944%Break points converted31%4/13

Head to head

1Massu

1Mello

2 meetings

Hard 0–1Clay 1–0

Costa Do SauipeRound of 16 · 2001HardThis match
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 2Set 1: 1Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6
Nicolas Massu
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 3
Aracaju ChallengerRound of 32 · 29 Sept 2008Clay
Nicolas Massu
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3

Form and path

Nicolas Massu2–4

Manta CHHard

LRound of 32
Alejandro Gonzalez
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicolas Massu
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2

Rome 2 CHClay

LQualifying R1
Andreas Vinciguerra
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicolas Massu
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4

Ostrava CHClay

LRound of 32
Damir Dzumhur
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicolas Massu
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 1

Savannah CHClay

Ricardo Mello3–3

Sao PauloClay

LRound of 32
Martin Alund
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

Sao Paulo CHHard

Rio De Janeiro CHClay

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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Nicolas Massu vs Ricardo Mello, Costa Do Sauipe 2001, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research