Nicolas Massu vs Luis Horna, Palermo 2003, Semifinal

ATP Intl Series · Semifinal · Clay · Sat 27 Sept

Final

Nicolas Massu

WinnerRank #1015

Massu won in 2 sets · 1h 17m

2–0

Set 16–2

Set 26–2

Luis Horna

LostRank #1009

Venue

Circolo Tennis Palermo

Palermo, ITA· 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

Very slow

6.7vs last year

Wind

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No reading

Humidity

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No reading

Temperature

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No reading

Altitude

32 m

Sea level

Match stats

1h 17m

2Aces1

0Double faults2

29Service points won23

8Service games played8

7Service games won3

8Return games played8

1/250%Break points saved38%3/8

5/863%Break points converted50%1/2

Head to head

6Massu

1Horna

7 meetings

PalermoSemifinal · 27 Sept 2003ClayThis match
Nicolas Massu
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Luis Horna
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
Roland GarrosRound of 128 · 29 May 2007Clay
Nicolas Massu
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Set 3: 3Set 4: 6¹Set 5: 6
Luis Horna
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 5Set 3: 6Set 4: 7⁷Set 5: 2
Vina del MarFinal · 4 Feb 2007Clay
Luis Horna
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Nicolas Massu
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 3
GstaadQuarterfinal · 8 Jul 2005Clay
Nicolas Massu
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Luis Horna
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
Szczecin ChallengerQuarterfinal · 19 Sept 2003Clay
Nicolas Massu
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Luis Horna
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1
BucharestRound of 32 · 9 Sept 2003Clay
Nicolas Massu
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Luis Horna
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 3

Match research

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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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Nicolas Massu vs Luis Horna, Palermo 2003, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research