Taylor Dent vs Paul Henri Mathieu, Moscow 2003, Semifinal

ATP Intl Series · Semifinal · Carpet · Sat 4 Oct

Final

Taylor Dent

WinnerRank #9791.4066%

Dent won in 3 sets · 2h 5m

2–1

Set 16–3

Set 22–6

Set 37–6¹

Paul Henri Mathieu

LostRank #9142.7534%

Venue

Olympic Stadium (Olimpiysky)

Moscow, RUS· Carpet

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

Average

1.8vs last year

Altitude

167 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Match stats

2h 5m

17Aces4

8Double faults4

61Service points won59

15Service games played14

12Service games won12

14Return games played15

3/650%Break points saved50%2/4

2/450%Break points converted50%3/6

Head to head

1Dent

1Mathieu

2 meetings

Carpet 1–0Hard 0–1

MoscowSemifinal · 4 Oct 2003CarpetThis match
Taylor Dent
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 7⁷
Paul Henri Mathieu
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6¹
US OpenRound of 64 · 2 Sept 2004Hard
Paul Henri Mathieu
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 7⁸
Taylor Dent
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 4Set 3: 3Set 4: 6⁶

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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Taylor Dent vs Paul Henri Mathieu, Moscow 2003, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research