Vincent Spadea vs Radek Stepanek, Australian Open 2008, Round of 128
Final score
Final
Spadea won in 5 sets · 3h 6m
3–2
Set 12–6
Set 22–6
Set 37–5
Set 46–2
Set 56–3
Venue and conditions
Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AUS
Outdoor hardCourt speed1.1 vs last year99.5Average
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 worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
3h 6m0Aces8
8Double faults1
91Service points won80
23Service games played22
18Service games won17
22Return games played23
9/1464%Break points saved38%3/8
5/863%Break points converted36%5/14
Head to head
3Spadea
4Stepanek
7 meetingsHard 3–2Clay 0–1Carpet 0–1
- Australian OpenRound of 128 · 15 Jan 2008HardThis matchVincent SpadeaSets won: 3Set 1: 2Set 2: 2Set 3: 7Set 4: 6Set 5: 6Radek StepanekSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 5Set 4: 2Set 5: 3
- NottinghamRound of 16 · 18 Jun 2008GrassVincent SpadeaRadek Stepanek
Radek Stepanek · Walkover
- AdelaideRound robin · 2 Jan 2007HardVincent SpadeaSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Radek StepanekSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
- Monte Carlo MastersRound of 64 · 11 Apr 2005ClayRadek StepanekSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Vincent SpadeaSets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 5
- Australian OpenRound of 128 · 18 Jan 2005HardRadek StepanekSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 4Set 4: 7Set 5: 6Vincent SpadeaSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Set 4: 5Set 5: 3
- Paris MastersRound of 16 · 4 Nov 2004CarpetRadek StepanekSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Vincent SpadeaSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3
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.