Steve Darcis vs Evgeny Korolev, Sydney 2008, Qualifying R3

ATP Intl Series · Qualifying R3 · Hard · Mon 7 Jan

Final

Steve Darcis

WinnerRank #756

Darcis won in 2 sets

2–0

Set 16–1

Set 27–5

Evgeny Korolev

LostRank #1762

Venue

Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre

Sydney Olympic Park, AUS· 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

Average

0.6vs last year

Wind

18 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

72%

Humid

Temperature

25°C

Warm

Altitude

6 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

4Aces2

1Double faults2

40Service points won31

10Service games played9

9Service games won5

9Return games played10

1/250%Break points saved43%3/7

4/757%Break points converted50%1/2

Head to head

4Darcis

1Korolev

5 meetings

Hard 1–0Carpet 0–1Clay 3–0

SydneyQualifying R3 · 7 Jan 2008HardThis match
Steve Darcis
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Evgeny Korolev
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 5
Aachen ChallengerQuarterfinal · 2 Nov 2007Carpet
Evgeny Korolev
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Steve Darcis
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 5
Monza ChallengerRound of 32 · 3 Apr 2006Clay
Steve Darcis
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4
Evgeny Korolev
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1
Evgeny Korolev · Retired
AngersSemifinal · 2006Clay
Steve Darcis
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Evgeny Korolev
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
TrierQuarterfinal · 2004Clay
Steve Darcis
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Evgeny Korolev
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 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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Steve Darcis vs Evgeny Korolev, Sydney 2008, Qualifying R3

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research