Simon Rea vs Carsten Ball, Hamilton 2007, Semifinal

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Final

Simon Rea

WinnerRank #1564

Rea won in 3 sets

2–1

Set 16–3

Set 26–7⁵

Set 36–3

Carsten Ball

LostRank #1368

Venue

Waikato Tennis Centre

Hamilton, NZL· Hard

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

46 m

Sea level

Head to head

1Rea

0Ball

1 meeting

HamiltonSemifinal · 2007HardThis match
Simon Rea
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁵Set 3: 6
Carsten Ball
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 3

Form and path

Simon Rea2–4

AdelaideHard

LRound of 16
Kaden Hensel
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Simon Rea
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
WRound of 32
Simon Rea
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
David To
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4

Happy ValleyHard

LRound of 32
Brydan Klein
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁹
Simon Rea
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6⁷

TraralgonHard

LRound of 32
Haydn Lewis
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Simon Rea
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 2

BeijingHard

LQuarterfinal
Woong Sun Jun
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Simon Rea
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
WRound of 16
Simon Rea
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Kento Takeuchi
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2

Carsten Ball4–2

Ortisei CHHard

WQualifying R1
Carsten Ball
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 7⁷
Pascal Meis
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 6²

Lexington CHHard

Savannah CHClay

LQualifying R1
Facundo Mena
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Carsten Ball
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

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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Simon Rea vs Carsten Ball, Hamilton 2007, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

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