Paul Goldstein vs Dudi Sela, US Open 2003, Qualifying R2
Final score
Final
7-5 6-4
Venue and conditions
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis CenterFlushing, USA
Outdoor hardCourt speed1.7 vs last year102.4Average
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
Head to head
1Goldstein
1Sela
2 meetings- US OpenQualifying R2 · 21 Aug 2003HardThis matchDudi SelaSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Paul GoldsteinSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 4
- CovingtonSemifinal · 25 Sept 2004HardPaul GoldsteinSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 6Dudi SelaSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 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.