Thierry Ascione vs Andreas Seppi, Valencia 2006, Round of 16
Final score
Final
1-6 6-1 6-2
Venue and conditions
Club de Tenis ValenciaValencia, ESP
ClayCourt speed2.3 vs last year93.7Slow
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
1h 31m2Aces7
3Double faults3
39Service points won49
11Service games played11
7Service games won9
11Return games played11
5/956%Break points saved75%6/8
2/825%Break points converted44%4/9
Head to head
1Ascione
3Seppi
4 meetingsClay 0–2Hard 1–1
- ValenciaRound of 16 · 12 Apr 2006ClayThis matchAndreas SeppiSets won: 2Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Thierry AscioneSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 2
- BergamoQuarterfinal · 8 Feb 2008HardAndreas SeppiSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Thierry AscioneSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
- Hamburg MastersQualifying R2 · 8 May 2005ClayAndreas SeppiSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Thierry AscioneSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 4
- MetzQualifying R3 · 29 Sept 2003HardThierry AscioneSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Andreas SeppiSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 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.