John Van Lottum vs Galo Blanco, Bucharest 2003, Round of 16

Final

John Van Lottum

WinnerATP: 11542.3839%Upset

Lottum won in 2 sets · 1h 37m

2–0

Set 16–1

Set 27–6⁶

Galo Blanco

LostATP: 8091.5361%

Arenele BNRBucharest, ROU

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

0.393.5Slow

ConditionsHistorical daily weather

15°CMild

23km/hModerate

89%Very humid

76mLow

Match stats

1h 37m

2Aces2

0Double faults2

48Service points won37

10Service games played9

9Service games won6

9Return games played10

6/786%Break points saved57%4/7

3/743%Break points converted14%1/7

Head to head

3Lottum

1Blanco

4 meetings

Clay 1–1Hard 2–0

BucharestRound of 16 · 12 Sept 2003ClayThis match
John Van Lottum
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Galo Blanco
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 6⁶
ChennaiRound of 32 · 5 Jan 2004Hard
John Van Lottum
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Galo Blanco
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 3
EstorilRound of 16 · 9 Apr 2003Clay
Galo Blanco
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
John Van Lottum
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 3
DohaRound of 32 · 2000Hard
John Van Lottum
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 0
Galo Blanco
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1
Galo Blanco · Retired

Match research

Pro

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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John Van Lottum vs Galo Blanco, Bucharest 2003, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research