Rajeev Ram vs Carsten Ball, Australian Open 2008, Qualifying R2

Grand Slam · Qualifying R2 · Hard · Fri 11 Jan

Final

Rajeev Ram

WinnerRank #10761.4067%

Ram won in 2 sets

2–0

Set 16–4

Set 27–5

Carsten Ball

LostRank #13682.8033%

Venue

Melbourne Park

Melbourne, 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

1.1vs last year

Wind

33 km/h

Fresh

Humidity

42%

Comfortable

Temperature

36°C

Hot

Altitude

23 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

6Aces9

0Double faults4

45Service points won43

11Service games played11

11Service games won9

11Return games played11

2/2100%Break points saved33%1/3

2/367%Break points converted0%0/2

Head to head

4Ram

0Ball

4 meetings

Australian OpenQualifying R2 · 11 Jan 2008HardThis match
Rajeev Ram
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Carsten Ball
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 5
Tallahassee ChallengerRound of 16 · 4 Apr 2012Hard
Rajeev Ram
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Carsten Ball
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 1
US OpenQualifying R2 · 26 Aug 2011Hard
Rajeev Ram
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6
Carsten Ball
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6²Set 3: 1
Binghamton ChallengerSemifinal · 9 Aug 2008Hard
Rajeev Ram
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 6
Carsten Ball
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 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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Rajeev Ram vs Carsten Ball, Australian Open 2008, Qualifying R2

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research