Lester Cook vs Tim Smyczek, McAllen 2008, Semifinal

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Final

Lester Cook

LostRank #917

Smyczek won in 3 sets

1–2

Set 13–6

Set 26–4

Set 34–6

Tim Smyczek

WinnerRank #862

Venue

McAllen Country Club

McAllen, USA· 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

Know how fast this court plays before the first serve

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Wind

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Humidity

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No reading

Temperature

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Altitude

41 m

Sea level

Head to head

2Cook

6Smyczek

8 meetings

McAllenSemifinal · 2008HardThis match
Tim Smyczek
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Lester Cook
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
Vancouver ChallengerQuarterfinal · 7 Aug 2009Hard
Tim Smyczek
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
Lester Cook
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 6³
Yuba City ChallengerRound of 32 · 3 Jun 2008Hard
Lester Cook
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6
Tim Smyczek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1
Tim Smyczek · Retired
Humacao ChallengerRound of 32 · 7 Apr 2008Hard
Tim Smyczek
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Lester Cook
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 4Set 3: 1
Little RockRound of 32 · 2007Hard
Tim Smyczek
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1
Lester Cook
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 0
Lester Cook · Retired
HarlingenRound of 16 · 2007Hard
Lester Cook
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Tim Smyczek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 2

Form and path

Lester Cook4–2

WimbledonGrass

LQualifying R1
Go Soeda
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Lester Cook
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

TampaClay

LFinal
Blake Strode
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Lester Cook
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
WSemifinal
Lester Cook
Sets won: 2Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Denis Kudla
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 2
WQuarterfinal
Lester Cook
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Luka Gregorc
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6³Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
WRound of 16
Lester Cook
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Marvin Barker
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 0
WRound of 32
Lester Cook
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Ruben Gonzales
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 2

Tim Smyczek4–2

WashingtonHard

NewportGrass

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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Lester Cook vs Tim Smyczek, McAllen 2008, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

Match research