Daniel Melo vs Michael Russell, Tulsa Challenger 2002, Semifinal

Challenger · Semifinal · Hard

Final

Daniel Melo

WinnerRank #1516

Melo won in 3 sets

2–1

Set 13–6

Set 26–4

Set 36–4

Michael Russell

LostRank #1124

Venue

Philcrest Hills Tennis Club

Tulsa, 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

Know how fast this court plays before the first serve

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Wind

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Humidity

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Temperature

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Altitude

188 m

Low

Head to head

2Melo

2Russell

4 meetings

Hard 2–0Grass 0–1Clay 0–1

Tulsa ChallengerSemifinal · 2002HardThis match
Daniel Melo
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Michael Russell
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
WimbledonQualifying R2 · 22 Jun 2000Grass
Michael Russell
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Daniel Melo
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
Guadalajara ChallengerRound of 32 · 2000Clay
Michael Russell
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7⁹Set 3: 7
Daniel Melo
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁷Set 3: 5
Pozoblanco ChallengerRound of 16 · 2000Hard
Daniel Melo
Sets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Michael Russell
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 1

Form and path

Daniel Melo0–6

PoertschachClay

LQualifying R1
Francesco Piccari
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Daniel Melo
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 2

Aracaju CHClay

LRound of 32
Juan Pablo Guzman
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Daniel Melo
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3

Porto AlegreClay

LRound of 32
Francisco Costa
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Daniel Melo
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 6⁴

CuritibaClay

LRound of 32
Franklin Durighetto
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Daniel Melo
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 3

FlorianópolisClay

LRound of 32
Marcos Daniel
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Daniel Melo
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2

Caldas NovasHard

LQuarterfinal
Alessandro Camarco
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Daniel Melo
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2

Michael Russell2–4

Sarasota CHClay

HoustonClay

LQualifying R1
Hyeon Chung
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Michael Russell
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 4

Irving CHHard

LRound of 32
Denis Kudla
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6¹Set 3: 6
Michael Russell
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 4

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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Daniel Melo vs Michael Russell, Tulsa Challenger 2002, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

Match research