Tuomas Ketola vs Justin Gimelstob, US Open 2004, Qualifying R1
Final score
Final
6-3 3-6 7-5Venue and conditions
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis CenterFlushing, USA
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.1 vs last year102.3Average
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 worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Head to head
2Ketola
2Gimelstob
4 meetingsHard 1–2Grass 1–0
- US OpenQualifying R1 · 24 Aug 2004HardThis matchTuomas KetolaSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 7Justin GimelstobSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 5
- DallasRound of 16 · 2003HardJustin GimelstobSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Tuomas KetolaSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
- FerganaRound of 16 · 2001HardJustin GimelstobSets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Tuomas KetolaSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 3
- NewportRound of 32 · 2000GrassTuomas KetolaSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 2Set 3: 6Justin GimelstobSets won: 1Set 1: 64Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
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.