James May vs Richard Irwin, Frinton-on-Sea 2005, Quarterfinal

FUTURES · Quarterfinal · Grass

Final

James May

WinnerRank #1184

May won in 3 sets

2–1

Set 16–7⁴

Set 26–3

Set 36–2

Richard Irwin

LostRank #1776

Venue

Frinton-on-Sea Lawn Tennis Club

Frinton, GBR· Grass

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

Know how fast this court plays before the first serve

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Wind

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Humidity

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Temperature

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Altitude

4 m

Sea level

Head to head

1May

0Irwin

1 meeting

Frinton-on-SeaQuarterfinal · 2005GrassThis match
James May
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Richard Irwin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 3Set 3: 2

Form and path

James May2–4

Surbiton CHGrass

Nottingham CHGrass

LQualifying R1
Xavier Audouy
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
James May
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4

WimbledonGrass

Queen's ClubGrass

LQualifying R2
Alex Kuznetsov
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
James May
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 2Set 3: 6³

Richard Irwin1–5

SunderlandHard

LRound of 32
Chris Eaton
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4
Richard Irwin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1
Richard Irwin · Retired

Shrewsbury CHHard

SfaxHard

LRound of 32
Ivan Bjelica
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Richard Irwin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 0

NottinghamHard

LRound of 32
Jeremy Blandin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Richard Irwin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4

CumberlandHard

LRound of 16
Maniel Bains
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6
Richard Irwin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 4

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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James May vs Richard Irwin, Frinton-on-Sea 2005, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

Match research