Paul Goldstein vs Michael Russell, Houston 2005, Qualifying R2

Final

Paul Goldstein

WinnerATP: 1120

Goldstein won in 3 sets

2–1

Set 17–5

Set 26–7¹

Set 37–6²

Michael Russell

LostATP: 1124

Westside Tennis ClubHouston, USA

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

4.898.3Average

ConditionsHistorical daily weather

25°CWarm

20km/hGentle

71%Humid

24mSea level

Head to head

1Goldstein

3Russell

4 meetings

Clay 1–2Hard 0–1

HoustonQualifying R2 · 17 Apr 2005ClayThis match
Paul Goldstein
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6¹Set 3: 7
Michael Russell
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 7Set 3: 6²
HoustonRound of 32 · 10 Apr 2007Clay
Michael Russell
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Paul Goldstein
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 0
MauiSemifinal · 3 Dec 2006Hard
Michael Russell
Sets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Paul Goldstein
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 0Set 3: 1
Forest HillsRound of 16 · 12 May 2004Clay
Michael Russell
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Paul Goldstein
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3

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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Paul Goldstein vs Michael Russell, Houston 2005, Qualifying R2

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

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