Alberto Martin vs Paul Henri Mathieu, Palermo 2003, Semifinal

ATP Intl Series · Semifinal · Clay · Sat 27 Sept

Final

Alberto Martin

LostRank #1023

Mathieu won in 2 sets · 2h 26m

0–2

Set 16–7⁵

Set 26–7⁵

Paul Henri Mathieu

WinnerRank #914

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

6.6vs last year

Wind

5 km/h

Light

Humidity

86%

Very humid

Temperature

25°C

Warm

Altitude

32 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 26m

0Aces2

6Double faults4

52Service points won61

12Service games played12

10Service games won10

12Return games played12

4/667%Break points saved60%3/5

2/540%Break points converted33%2/6

Head to head

1Martin

3Mathieu

4 meetings

Clay 1–1Hard 0–2

PalermoSemifinal · 27 Sept 2003ClayThis match
Paul Henri Mathieu
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 7⁷
Alberto Martin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 6⁵
Indian Wells MastersRound of 128 · 9 Mar 2007Hard
Paul Henri Mathieu
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Alberto Martin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1
Costa Do SauipeRound of 16 · 16 Feb 2005Clay
Alberto Martin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Paul Henri Mathieu
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 5
Long IslandRound of 16 · 2002Hard
Paul Henri Mathieu
Sets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
Alberto Martin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6³

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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Alberto Martin vs Paul Henri Mathieu, Palermo 2003, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research