Nicolas Kiefer vs Lleyton Hewitt, Los Angeles 2003, Semifinal
Final score
Final
6-2 6-4
Venue and conditions
Los Angeles Tennis Center (UCLA)Los Angeles, USA
Outdoor hardCourt speed4.1 vs last year104.7Fast
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
1h 21m7Aces4
1Double faults2
27Service points won34
9Service games played9
4Service games won7
9Return games played9
2/729%Break points saved33%1/3
2/367%Break points converted71%5/7
Head to head
0Kiefer
1Hewitt
1 meeting- Los AngelesSemifinal · 2 Aug 2003HardThis matchLleyton HewittSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Nicolas KieferSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
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.