Nicolas Massu vs Paul Henri Mathieu, Palermo 2003, Final

ATP Intl Series · Final · Clay · Sun 28 Sept

Final

Nicolas Massu

WinnerRank #10151.5062%

Massu won in 3 sets · 2h 49m

2–1

Set 11–6

Set 26–2

Set 37–6⁰

Paul Henri Mathieu

LostRank #9142.5038%

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

50 m

Sea level

Match stats

2h 49m

2Aces1

1Double faults2

42Service points won43

13Service games played14

7Service games won8

14Return games played13

3/933%Break points saved33%3/9

6/967%Break points converted67%6/9

Head to head

2Massu

0Mathieu

2 meetings

PalermoFinal · 28 Sept 2003ClayThis match
Nicolas Massu
Sets won: 2Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
Paul Henri Mathieu
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 6⁰
Rome MastersRound of 64 · 3 May 2005Clay
Nicolas Massu
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Paul Henri Mathieu
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 4
Paris MastersQualifying R1 · 11 Nov 2000Carpet
Paul Henri Mathieu
Nicolas Massu
Nicolas Massu · Walkover

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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Nicolas Massu vs Paul Henri Mathieu, Palermo 2003, Final

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research