Kristian Pless vs Vivek Shokeen, Chennai 2008, Qualifying R1

Final

Kristian Pless

WinnerATP: 939

Pless won in 2 sets

2–0

Set 16–3

Set 26–4

Vivek Shokeen

LostATP: 2000

SDAT Tennis StadiumChennai, IND

Outdoor 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

1.2100.3Average

ConditionsHistorical daily weather

29°CWarm

10km/hLight

86%Very humid

12mSea level

Head to head

2Pless

0Shokeen

2 meetings

ChennaiQualifying R1 · 29 Dec 2007HardThis match
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Vivek Shokeen
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
New Delhi 2Round of 32 · 4 Dec 2007Hard
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Vivek Shokeen
Sets won: 1Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 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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Kristian Pless vs Vivek Shokeen, Chennai 2008, Qualifying R1

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Match research