Matwe Middelkoop vs Mikhail Lifshits, Abidjan 2008, Semifinal

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Final

Matwe Middelkoop

WinnerRank #1172

Middelkoop won in 2 sets

2–0

Set 17–5

Set 26–2

Mikhail Lifshits

LostRank #1535

Venue

Arthur Ashe International Tennis Center at Hôtel Ivoire

Abidjan, CIV· 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

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Wind

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Humidity

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Temperature

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Altitude

34 m

Sea level

Head to head

1Middelkoop

0Lifshits

1 meeting

AbidjanSemifinal · 2008HardThis match
Matwe Middelkoop
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Mikhail Lifshits
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 2

Form and path

Matwe Middelkoop3–3

s HertogenboschGrass

LQualifying R1
Vasek Pospisil
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁹Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Matwe Middelkoop
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7¹¹Set 2: 1Set 3: 3

Irving CHHard

Mons CHHard

LQualifying R2
Alexandre Sidorenko
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Matwe Middelkoop
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 3

Mikhail Lifshits1–2

AbidjanThis week

WQuarterfinal
Mikhail Lifshits
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Raven Klaasen
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3
WRound of 16
Mikhail Lifshits
Sets won: 2Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Marc Auradou
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 4
WRound of 32
Mikhail Lifshits
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Rudy Coco
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3

CherkasyClay

LRound of 16
Denys Molchanov
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4
Mikhail Lifshits
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3
Mikhail Lifshits · Retired
WRound of 32
Mikhail Lifshits
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Enric Guaita-Pais
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4

CherkasyClay

LRound of 32
Marco Bella
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Mikhail Lifshits
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3

Match research

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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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Matwe Middelkoop vs Mikhail Lifshits, Abidjan 2008, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

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