Thierry Ascione vs Kristian Pless, Grenoble 2007, Quarterfinal
Final score
Final
3-6 6-3 6-3Venue and conditions
Grenoble TennisGrenoble, FRA
Indoor hardCourt speed99.8Average
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 worksVenue average
Altitude214 mLow
Head to head
2Ascione
2Pless
4 meetingsHard 2–1Carpet 0–1
- GrenobleQuarterfinal · 28 Sept 2007HardThis matchKristian PlessSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Thierry AscioneSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 3
- CherbourgFinal · 2 Mar 2008HardThierry AscioneSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Kristian PlessSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 65
- LyonQualifying R3 · 7 Oct 2002CarpetKristian PlessSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Thierry AscioneSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 65Set 3: 2
- GrenobleRound of 32 · 2001HardThierry AscioneSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Kristian PlessSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
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.