Vincent Spadea vs Martin Verkerk, Rome Masters 2003, Round of 64

Masters 1000 · Round of 64 · Clay · Mon 5 May

Final

Vincent Spadea

LostRank #14741.5062%

Verkerk won in 2 sets · 1h 46m

0–2

Set 13–6

Set 26–7²

Martin Verkerk

WinnerRank #9842.5038%Upset

Venue

Foro Italico

Rome, ITA· Clay

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

Slow

1.7vs last year

Wind

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No reading

Humidity

—

No reading

Temperature

—

No reading

Altitude

20 m

Sea level

Match stats

1h 46m

2Aces6

3Double faults5

42Service points won44

11Service games played10

7Service games won8

10Return games played11

5/956%Break points saved60%3/5

2/540%Break points converted44%4/9

Head to head

0Spadea

5Verkerk

5 meetings

Clay 0–3Hard 0–2

Rome MastersRound of 64 · 5 May 2003ClayThis match
Martin Verkerk
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Vincent Spadea
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 6²
DusseldorfRound robin · 2004Clay
Martin Verkerk
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Vincent Spadea
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 2
Roland GarrosRound of 32 · 30 May 2003Clay
Martin Verkerk
Sets won: 3Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 7
Vincent Spadea
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 2Set 4: 5
Delray BeachQualifying R3 · 4 Mar 2002Hard
Martin Verkerk
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁹
Vincent Spadea
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6⁷
Dallas ChallengerSemifinal · 2002Hard
Martin Verkerk
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 7
Vincent Spadea
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 5

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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Vincent Spadea vs Martin Verkerk, Rome Masters 2003, Round of 64

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research