Alexander Popp vs Bjorn Phau, Eckental Challenger 2001, Semifinal

Challenger · Semifinal · Carpet

Final

Alexander Popp

WinnerRank #1120

Popp won in 3 sets

2–1

Set 16–2

Set 23–6

Set 36–3

Bjorn Phau

LostRank #1098

Venue

House of Sports

Eckental, 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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No reading

Humidity

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No reading

Temperature

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No reading

Altitude

316 m

Moderate

Head to head

4Popp

1Phau

5 meetings

Carpet 2–0Hard 1–1Clay 1–0

Eckental ChallengerSemifinal · 2001CarpetThis match
Alexander Popp
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Bjorn Phau
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
US OpenRound of 128 · 30 Aug 2005Hard
Bjorn Phau
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Alexander Popp
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 3Set 3: 3
WashingtonRound of 64 · 1 Aug 2005Hard
Alexander Popp
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 2Set 3: 6
Bjorn Phau
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
MunichRound of 32 · 2002Clay
Alexander Popp
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Bjorn Phau
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
Hamburg ChallengerRound of 32 · 2000Carpet
Alexander Popp
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Bjorn Phau
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1

Form and path

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

Bjorn Phau2–4

Kosice CHClay

LRound of 32
Gerald Melzer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2
Bjorn Phau
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 0
Bjorn Phau · Retired

Furth CHClay

DusseldorfClay

Heilbronn 2 CHClay

LRound of 32
Blaz Kavcic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Bjorn Phau
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 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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Alexander Popp vs Bjorn Phau, Eckental Challenger 2001, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

Match research