Bjorn Phau vs Robin Soderling, Istanbul Challenger 2003, Quarterfinal

Challenger · Quarterfinal · Hard

Final

Bjorn Phau

LostRank #1098

Soderling won in 2 sets

0–2

Set 14–6

Set 22–6

Robin Soderling

WinnerRank #195

Venue

TED Sports Club

Istanbul, TUR· 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

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Wind

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Humidity

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Temperature

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Altitude

117 m

Low

Head to head

1Phau

2Soderling

3 meetings

Hard 1–1Clay 0–1

Istanbul ChallengerQuarterfinal · 2003HardThis match
Robin Soderling
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Bjorn Phau
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
Waikoloa ChallengerRound of 16 · 2003Hard
Bjorn Phau
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Robin Soderling
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 1
Nottingham ChallengerRound of 16 · 2002Clay
Robin Soderling
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
Bjorn Phau
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 6⁵

Form and path

Bjorn Phau2–4

Kosice CHClay

LRound of 32
Gerald Melzer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2
Bjorn Phau
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 0
Bjorn Phau · Retired

Furth CHClay

DusseldorfClay

Heilbronn 2 CHClay

LRound of 32
Blaz Kavcic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Bjorn Phau
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 3

Robin Soderling5–1

BastadClay

WimbledonGrass

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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Bjorn Phau vs Robin Soderling, Istanbul Challenger 2003, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

Match research