Lesley Joseph vs Yen Hsun Lu, Australian Open 2006, Qualifying R3
Final score
Final
6-2 3-6 7-5
Venue and conditions
Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AUS
Outdoor hardCourt speed2.6 vs last year97.1Average
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
5Aces4
1Double faults4
63Service points won60
15Service games played14
10Service games won11
14Return games played15
12/1771%Break points saved63%5/8
3/838%Break points converted29%5/17
Head to head
0Joseph
2Lu
2 meetings- Australian OpenQualifying R3 · 14 Jan 2006HardThis matchYen Hsun LuSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 7Lesley JosephSets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 5
- CaloundraQuarterfinal · 5 Nov 2004HardYen Hsun LuSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Lesley JosephSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
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.