Michal Mertinak vs Tomas Cakl, Ostrava 2004, Round of 16
Final score
Final
7-5 6-4Venue and conditions
SC OstravaOstrava, CZE
ClayCourt speed90.3Very 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 worksVenue average
ConditionsHistorical daily weather
Head to head
1Mertinak
2Cakl
3 meetingsClay 0–1Carpet 1–0Hard 0–1
- OstravaRound of 16 · 5 May 2004ClayThis matchTomas CaklSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Michal MertinakSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 4
- WolfsburgRound of 32 · 2 Feb 2004CarpetMichal MertinakSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Tomas CaklSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
- SarajevoQualifying R2 · 9 Mar 2003HardTomas CaklSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Michal MertinakSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 64
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.