Nikola Ciric vs Yannick Mertens, Sofia 2006, Semifinal

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Final

Nikola Ciric

WinnerRank #1322

Ciric won in 3 sets

2–1

Set 11–6

Set 26–2

Set 36–0

Yannick Mertens

LostRank #1230

Venue

Venue not available

Clay

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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Head to head

1Ciric

0Mertens

1 meeting

SofiaSemifinal · 2006ClayThis match
Nikola Ciric
Sets won: 2Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Yannick Mertens
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 0

Form and path

Nikola Ciric3–3

HammametClay

LQualifying R1
Ercole Di Ianni
Sets won: 2Set 1: 1Set 2: 7Set 3: 6
Nikola Ciric
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 3

Biella CHClay

Brasov CHClay

Yannick Mertens0–6

Bagnères-de-BigorreHard

LRound of 32
Adrien Gobat
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Yannick Mertens
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 1

Lille CHHard

LQualifying R1
James Mccabe
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Yannick Mertens
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3

Tenerife 3 CHHard

LQualifying R1
Joao Domingues
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Yannick Mertens
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2

Tenerife CHHard

LQualifying R1
Lucas Gerch
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Yannick Mertens
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 1

Roanne CHHard

LQualifying R1
Arthur Cazaux
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Yannick Mertens
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2

AntwerpHard

LQualifying R1
Jesper De Jong
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Yannick Mertens
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 1

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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Nikola Ciric vs Yannick Mertens, Sofia 2006, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

Match research