Nicolas Massu vs Jose Acasuso, Palermo 2003, Round of 16
Final score
Final · Retired
6-2 3-1 ret.
Venue and conditions
Circolo Tennis PalermoPalermo, ITA
ClayCourt speed6.6 vs last year91.1Very slow
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
48m4Aces3
1Double faults1
25Service points won14
6Service games played6
6Service games won3
6Return games played6
1/1100%Break points saved0%0/3
3/3100%Break points converted0%0/1
Head to head
4Massu
3Acasuso
7 meetingsClay 3–2Carpet 0–1Hard 1–0
- PalermoRound of 16 · 24 Sept 2003ClayThis matchNicolas MassuSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Jose AcasusoSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 1
Jose Acasuso · Retired
- DusseldorfRound robin · 2007ClayJose AcasusoSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Nicolas MassuSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
- BastadRound of 16 · 12 Jul 2006ClayNicolas MassuSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Jose AcasusoSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
- Vina del MarFinal · 5 Feb 2006ClayJose AcasusoSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Nicolas MassuSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
- BaselRound of 32 · 26 Oct 2005CarpetJose AcasusoSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Nicolas MassuSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 63Set 3: 4
- US OpenRound of 128 · 31 Aug 2004HardNicolas MassuSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Jose AcasusoSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 0Set 3: 2
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.