George Bastl vs Juan Martin del Potro, Basel 2006, Round of 16
Final score
Final
6-3 6-2
Venue and conditions
St. JakobshalleBasel, SUI
CarpetCourt speed0.3 vs last year108.4Very fast
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 worksAltitude263 mLow
Match stats
1h 17m4Aces2
2Double faults4
27Service points won37
9Service games played8
5Service games won8
8Return games played9
3/743%Break points saved100%3/3
0/30%Break points converted57%4/7
Head to head
0Bastl
2Potro
2 meetingsCarpet 0–1Hard 0–1
- BaselRound of 16 · 26 Oct 2006CarpetThis matchJuan Martin del PotroSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6George BastlSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
- BaselRound of 32 · 21 Oct 2008HardJuan Martin del PotroSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6George BastlSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
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.