Dick Norman vs Nicolas Thomann, Sarajevo Challenger 2003, Semifinal

Challenger · Semifinal · Hard

Final

Dick Norman

WinnerRank #882

Norman won in 2 sets

2–0

Set 17–6⁵

Set 26–4

Nicolas Thomann

LostRank #806

Venue

Juan Antonio Samaranch Olympic Hall / Zetra

Sarajevo, BIH· 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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Altitude

577 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Moderate

Head to head

2Norman

2Thomann

4 meetings

Hard 1–1Carpet 1–0Clay 0–1

Sarajevo ChallengerSemifinal · 2003HardThis match
Dick Norman
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Nicolas Thomann
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 4
BangkokRound of 32 · 26 Sept 2005Hard
Nicolas Thomann
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Dick Norman
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6³
Aachen ChallengerRound of 32 · 2002Carpet
Dick Norman
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicolas Thomann
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
HoustonQualifying R1 · 28 Apr 2001Clay
Nicolas Thomann
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Dick Norman
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6⁴

Form and path

Dick Norman2–4

Indian Wells MastersHard

LQualifying R1
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Dick Norman
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1

DubaiHard

DohaHard

LQualifying R1
Conor Niland
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 7⁷
Dick Norman
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6²Set 2: 6⁴

Shanghai MastersHard

Nicolas Thomann3–3

BaselCarpet

Istanbul CHHard

LRound of 32
Marco Chiudinelli
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 7⁹Set 3: 6
Nicolas Thomann
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 6⁷Set 3: 1

Oberstaufen CHClay

LRound of 32
Simone Vagnozzi
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 7⁷
Nicolas Thomann
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6²

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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Dick Norman vs Nicolas Thomann, Sarajevo Challenger 2003, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

Match research