Matthew Smith vs Richard Wire, Limerick 2006, Quarterfinal

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Final

Matthew Smith

WinnerRank #1402

Smith won in 3 sets

2–1

Set 15–7

Set 26–1

Set 36–4

Richard Wire

LostUnranked

Venue

Limerick Lawn Tennis Club

Limerick, IRL· Carpet

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

16 m

Sea level

Head to head

2Smith

0Wire

2 meetings

Carpet 1–0Grass 1–0

LimerickQuarterfinal · 2006CarpetThis match
Matthew Smith
Sets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Richard Wire
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 1Set 3: 4
FelixstoweRound of 16 · 2006Grass
Matthew Smith
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Richard Wire
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 3

Form and path

Matthew Smith3–3

AbidjanHard

LRound of 16
Matwe Middelkoop
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Matthew Smith
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 6⁵
WRound of 32
Matthew Smith
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Hubert Holzler
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2

AbidjanHard

LRound of 16
Denys Molchanov
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Matthew Smith
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
WRound of 32
Matthew Smith
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Akre Francis Koffi
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 1

SheffieldHard

LRound of 16
Richard Bloomfield
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Matthew Smith
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6⁵
WRound of 32
Matthew Smith
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Michal Pazicky
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 2

Richard Wire1–3

LimerickThis week

WRound of 16
Richard Wire
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 5Set 3: 6
Riccardo Ghedin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 7Set 3: 4
WRound of 32
Richard Wire
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁸
John Mcgahon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 6⁶

CumberlandHard

LRound of 32
Neil Bamford
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Richard Wire
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4

WrexhamHard

LRound of 16
Andrew Coelho
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Richard Wire
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 4
WRound of 32
Richard Wire
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Tim Hewitt
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 4

LimerickCarpet

LRound of 32
James Mcgee
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 7⁷
Richard Wire
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁵

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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Matthew Smith vs Richard Wire, Limerick 2006, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

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