Neville Godwin vs Slimane Saoudi, Australian Open 2003, Qualifying R2
Final score
Final
6-4 5-7 6-0Venue and conditions
Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AUS
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.3 vs last year98.3Average
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 worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Head to head
1Godwin
0Saoudi
1 meeting- Australian OpenQualifying R2 · 9 Jan 2003HardThis matchNeville GodwinSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 6Slimane SaoudiSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 0
Match research
ProEverything 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.