Guillermo Alcaide vs Niels Desein, Albufeira 2007, Semifinal

FUTURES · Semifinal · Hard

Final · Retired

Guillermo Alcaide

LostRank #1560

Desein won · Retired

0–0

Set 12–4

Niels Desein

WinnerRank #1456

Venue

Albufeira Futures: Hotel Alfamar anchor

Albufeira, POR· 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

15 m

Sea level

Head to head

0Alcaide

2Desein

2 meetings

AlbufeiraSemifinal · 2007HardThis match
Niels Desein
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4
Guillermo Alcaide
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2
Guillermo Alcaide · Retired
Saint-DizierSemifinal · 2008Hard
Niels Desein
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Guillermo Alcaide
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4

Form and path

Guillermo Alcaide2–4

MadridClay

WRound of 32
Guillermo Alcaide
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5
Mehdi Ziadi
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
Mehdi Ziadi · Retired

Banja Luka CHClay

LRound of 32
Ante Pavic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Guillermo Alcaide
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 1

Brasov CHClay

LRound of 32
Andreas Beck
Sets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 7Set 3: 6
Guillermo Alcaide
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 5Set 3: 3

US OpenHard

LQualifying R1
Ricardas Berankis
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Guillermo Alcaide
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2

San Sebastian CHClay

Niels Desein2–4

KoksijdeClay

LRound of 32
Zizou Bergs
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Niels Desein
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1

Vale Do LoboHard

LRound of 32
Frederico Gil
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Niels Desein
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2

GrenobleHard

Sharm ElSheikhHard

LRound of 32
Benjamin Lock
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 6
Niels Desein
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 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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Guillermo Alcaide vs Niels Desein, Albufeira 2007, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

Match research