Juan Ignacio Chela vs Ricardo Mello, US Open 2004, Round of 128
Final score
Final
Mello won in 5 sets · 3h 16m
2–3
Set 12–6
Set 26–71
Set 36–2
Set 46–2
Set 52–6
Venue 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
Match stats
3h 16m5Aces7
6Double faults5
93Service points won89
22Service games played22
17Service games won17
22Return games played22
13/1872%Break points saved64%9/14
5/1436%Break points converted28%5/18
Head to head
1Chela
3Mello
4 meetings- US OpenRound of 128 · 1 Sept 2004HardThis matchRicardo MelloSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Set 3: 2Set 4: 2Set 5: 6Juan Ignacio ChelaSets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 61Set 3: 6Set 4: 6Set 5: 2
- BrasiliaFinal · 16 Aug 2009HardRicardo MelloSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Juan Ignacio ChelaSets won: 0Set 1: 62Set 2: 4
- AucklandRound of 16 · 12 Jan 2005HardJuan Ignacio ChelaSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Ricardo MelloSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 1
- Costa Do SauipeRound of 16 · 11 Sept 2003HardRicardo MelloSets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Juan Ignacio ChelaSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 4
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.