Nicolas Escude vs Kristian Pless, Lyon 2002, Quarterfinal

ATP Intl Series · Quarterfinal · Carpet

Final

Nicolas Escude

LostRank #10711.2973%

Pless won in 2 sets · 48m

0–2

Set 13–6

Set 21–6

Kristian Pless

WinnerRank #9393.5027%Upset

Venue

Palais des Sports de Gerland Lyon

Lyon, FRA· 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

Very fast

4.6vs last year

Altitude

168 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Match stats

48m

10Aces8

3Double faults2

24Service points won36

8Service games played8

4Service games won8

8Return games played8

1/520%Break points saved100%2/2

0/20%Break points converted80%4/5

Head to head

0Escude

1Pless

1 meeting

LyonQuarterfinal · 2002CarpetThis match
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1

Form and path

Nicolas Escude3–3

Canada MastersHard

LRound of 64
Feliciano Lopez
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6¹Set 2: 2

Roland GarrosClay

Aix En Provence CHClay

LRound of 32
Michael Llodra
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 6
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 4

Kristian Pless2–4

Bogota 3 CHClay

Cali CHClay

LRound of 32
Andre Begemann
Sets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁵Set 3: 4

Seville CHClay

LRound of 32
Guillermo Olaso
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 2

Freudenstadt CHClay

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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Nicolas Escude vs Kristian Pless, Lyon 2002, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research