Julian Knowle vs Alexander Popp, Aachen Challenger 2001, Semifinal

Challenger · Semifinal · Carpet

Final

Julian Knowle

LostRank #948

Popp won in 2 sets

0–2

Set 13–6

Set 25–7

Alexander Popp

WinnerRank #1120

Venue

TC Grun-Weiss Aachen

Aachen, 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

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Wind

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Humidity

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Temperature

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Altitude

214 m

Low

Head to head

1Knowle

1Popp

2 meetings

Carpet 0–1Clay 1–0

Aachen ChallengerSemifinal · 2001CarpetThis match
Alexander Popp
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Julian Knowle
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 5
Furth ChallengerRound of 32 · 2003Clay
Julian Knowle
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Alexander Popp
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 2

Form and path

Julian Knowle4–2

Kuala LumpurHard

EastbourneGrass

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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Julian Knowle vs Alexander Popp, Aachen Challenger 2001, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

Match research