Francisco Costa vs Petr Kralert, Australian Open 2002, Qualifying R1

Grand Slam · Qualifying R1 · Hard · Wed 9 Jan

Final

Francisco Costa

LostRank #1528

Kralert won in 3 sets

1–2

Set 16–1

Set 23–6

Set 33–6

Petr Kralert

WinnerRank #1063

Venue

Melbourne Park

Melbourne, AUS· 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

2.8vs last year

Wind

17 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

63%

Moderate

Temperature

21°C

Mild

Altitude

23 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Head to head

1Costa

1Kralert

2 meetings

Hard 0–1Clay 1–0

Australian OpenQualifying R1 · 9 Jan 2002HardThis match
Petr Kralert
Sets won: 2Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Francisco Costa
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 3
Eisenach ChallengerRound of 16 · 2000Clay
Francisco Costa
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁸
Petr Kralert
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 6⁶

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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Francisco Costa vs Petr Kralert, Australian Open 2002, Qualifying R1

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Match research