Tuomas Ketola vs Justin Gimelstob, Dallas 2003, Round of 16
Final score
Final
6-4 6-2Venue and conditions
T Bar M Racquet ClubDallas, USA
Indoor hardCourt speed103.6Fast
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 worksVenue average
Altitude193 mLow
Head to head
2Ketola
2Gimelstob
4 meetingsHard 1–2Grass 1–0
- DallasRound of 16 · 2003HardThis matchJustin GimelstobSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Tuomas KetolaSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
- US OpenQualifying R1 · 24 Aug 2004HardTuomas KetolaSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 7Justin GimelstobSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 5
- FerganaRound of 16 · 2001HardJustin GimelstobSets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Tuomas KetolaSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 3
- NewportRound of 32 · 2000GrassTuomas KetolaSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 2Set 3: 6Justin GimelstobSets won: 1Set 1: 64Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
Form and path
Tuomas Ketola2–4
Tampere CHClay
Helsinki CHHard
WimbledonGrass
- LRound of 128Alex CalatravaSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Tuomas KetolaSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 64Set 3: 4
- WQualifying R3Tuomas KetolaSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 3Set 4: 6Sergiy StakhovskySets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Set 4: 2
- WQualifying R2Tuomas KetolaSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Kristian PlessSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
Justin Gimelstob1–5
St. PetersburgCarpet
TokyoHard
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.