Sjeng Schalken vs Fernando Gonzalez, US Open 2002, Quarterfinal

Grand Slam · Quarterfinal · Hard

Final

Sjeng Schalken

WinnerRank #6772.2541%Upset

Schalken won in 5 sets · 3h 40m

3–2

Set 16–7⁵

Set 26–3

Set 36–3

Set 46–7⁵

Set 57–6²

Fernando Gonzalez

LostRank #5691.5759%

Venue

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

Flushing, USA· 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

4.3vs last year

Wind

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No reading

Humidity

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Temperature

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Altitude

5 m

Sea level

Match stats

3h 40m

12Aces12

2Double faults12

124Service points won110

27Service games played27

26Service games won23

27Return games played27

6/786%Break points saved67%8/12

4/1233%Break points converted14%1/7

Head to head

1Schalken

1Gonzalez

2 meetings

Hard 1–0Clay 0–1

US OpenQuarterfinal · 2002HardThis match
Sjeng Schalken
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 6⁵Set 5: 7⁷
Fernando Gonzalez
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 3Set 3: 3Set 4: 7⁷Set 5: 6²
Roland GarrosRound of 32 · 31 May 2003Clay
Fernando Gonzalez
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
Sjeng Schalken
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 3Set 3: 1
Sjeng Schalken · Retired

Form and path

Sjeng Schalken3–3

Bergamo CHCarpet

Granby CHHard

LRound of 32
John Paul Fruttero
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6³Set 2: 6Set 3: 7
Sjeng Schalken
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 2Set 3: 5

IndianapolisHard

LRound of 64
Rajeev Ram
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7⁷
Sjeng Schalken
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 6¹

Fernando Gonzalez2–4

Miami MastersHard

LRound of 128
Nicolas Mahut
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 7⁷
Fernando Gonzalez
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6³

Buenos AiresClay

Sao PauloClay

LRound of 32
Igor Andreev
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Fernando Gonzalez
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3

SantiagoClay

LRound of 16
Joao Souza
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁸
Fernando Gonzalez
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 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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Sjeng Schalken vs Fernando Gonzalez, US Open 2002, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research