Razvan Sabau vs Andreas Seppi, Palermo 2005, Round of 16
Final score
Final
6-7(6) 6-3 7-5
Venue and conditions
Circolo Tennis PalermoPalermo, ITA
ClayCourt speed2.7 vs last year95.7Slow
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
2h 44m5Aces18
8Double faults7
61Service points won65
17Service games played16
8Service games won10
16Return games played17
13/2259%Break points saved70%14/20
6/2030%Break points converted41%9/22
Head to head
0Sabau
2Seppi
2 meetingsClay 0–1Hard 0–1
- PalermoRound of 16 · 29 Sept 2005ClayThis matchAndreas SeppiSets won: 2Set 1: 66Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Razvan SabauSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 5
- MetzRound of 32 · 4 Oct 2005HardAndreas SeppiSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Razvan SabauSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 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.