Marcos Daniel vs Thiago Alves, Sao Paulo Challenger 2008, Semifinal

Challenger · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 5 Jan

Final

Marcos Daniel

LostRank #904

Alves won in 2 sets

0–2

Set 11–6

Set 25–7

Thiago Alves

WinnerRank #885

Venue

Parque Villa Lobos

Sao Paulo, BRA· 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.

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Wind

17 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

87%

Very humid

Temperature

26°C

Warm

Altitude

731 m

Moderate

Historical daily weather

Head to head

3Daniel

3Alves

6 meetings

Hard 1–2Clay 2–1

Sao Paulo ChallengerSemifinal · 5 Jan 2008HardThis match
Thiago Alves
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Marcos Daniel
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 5
Quito ChallengerFinal · 16 Oct 2005Clay
Thiago Alves
Sets won: 2Set 1: 1Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6
Marcos Daniel
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6¹Set 3: 2
Campos Do Jordao ChallengerRound of 32 · 26 Jul 2005Hard
Marcos Daniel
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Thiago Alves
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 2
Salinas ChallengerRound of 16 · 16 Mar 2005Hard
Thiago Alves
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Marcos Daniel
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
Porto AlegreFinal · 2004Clay
Marcos Daniel
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Thiago Alves
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
Brasilia ChallengerRound of 32 · 2001Clay
Marcos Daniel
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 7Set 3: 6
Thiago Alves
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 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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Marcos Daniel vs Thiago Alves, Sao Paulo Challenger 2008, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

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