Philip Bester vs Izak Van Der Merwe, Mobile 2007, Semifinal

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Final

Philip Bester

LostRank #1896

Merwe won in 2 sets

0–2

Set 13–6

Set 25–7

Izak Van Der Merwe

WinnerRank #1965

Venue

Mobile Tennis Center / Newton Cox

Mobile, USA· 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

33 m

Sea level

Head to head

1Bester

2Merwe

3 meetings

Hard 1–1Clay 0–1

MobileSemifinal · 2007HardThis match
Izak Van Der Merwe
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Philip Bester
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 5
Shingle SpringsRound of 32 · 2007Hard
Philip Bester
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 6
Izak Van Der Merwe
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 2
TampaRound of 16 · 2006Clay
Izak Van Der Merwe
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Philip Bester
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 3

Form and path

Philip Bester1–5

CalabasasClay

Vancouver CHHard

LRound of 32
Ruben Bemelmans
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 6
Philip Bester
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 4

Canada MastersHard

LQualifying R1
James Mcgee
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Philip Bester
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6²Set 2: 3

Los CabosHard

LQualifying R1
Evan King
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Philip Bester
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

Granby CHHard

LRound of 32
Yasutaka Uchiyama
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Philip Bester
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

Izak Van Der Merwe1–5

Leon CHHard

LRound of 32
Louk Sorensen
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Izak Van Der Merwe
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 3

Rimouski CHHard

LRound of 32
Daniel Cox
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Izak Van Der Merwe
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1

SherbrookeHard

LRound of 16
Vincent Millot
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Izak Van Der Merwe
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
WRound of 32
Izak Van Der Merwe
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Daniel Chu
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4

Guangzhou Nansha CHHard

LRound of 32
Ze Zhang
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Izak Van Der Merwe
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4

Kolkata CHHard

LQualifying R2
Liang Chi Huang
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁵Set 3: 6
Izak Van Der Merwe
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 3

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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Philip Bester vs Izak Van Der Merwe, Mobile 2007, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

Match research