Fernando Meligeni vs Andy Roddick, Houston 2003, Quarterfinal
Final score
Final
6-3 4-6 6-4
Venue and conditions
Westside Tennis ClubHouston, USA
ClayCourt speed3.4 vs last year95.1Slow
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
Match stats
2h 4m1Aces5
2Double faults4
63Service points won60
14Service games played15
11Service games won13
15Return games played14
8/1173%Break points saved71%5/7
2/729%Break points converted27%3/11
Head to head
1Meligeni
2Roddick
3 meetingsClay 0–2Hard 1–0
- HoustonQuarterfinal · 26 Apr 2003ClayThis matchAndy RoddickSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Fernando MeligeniSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
- WashingtonRound of 16 · 2002HardFernando MeligeniSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Andy RoddickSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
- AtlantaQuarterfinal · 2001ClayAndy RoddickSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Fernando MeligeniSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
Form and path
Fernando Meligeni1–2
HoustonThis week
CasablancaClay
Andy Roddick
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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.