Richard Bloomfield vs Carsten Ball, Bath 2008, Semifinal

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Final

Richard Bloomfield

WinnerRank #1850

Bloomfield won in 2 sets

2–0

Set 17–6⁵

Set 26–4

Carsten Ball

LostRank #1368

Venue

University of Bath Sports Training Village (tennis)

Bath, GBR· 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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Altitude

184 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Head to head

1Bloomfield

0Ball

1 meeting

BathSemifinal · 2008HardThis match
Richard Bloomfield
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Carsten Ball
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 4

Form and path

Richard Bloomfield3–3

WimbledonGrass

LQualifying R1
Farrukh Dustov
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Richard Bloomfield
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 1

ShrewsburyHard

LQualifying R3
Adam Thornton Brown
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6
Richard Bloomfield
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3
Richard Bloomfield · Retired
WQualifying R2
Richard Bloomfield
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Joshua Paris
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3

NottinghamHard

LRound of 32
Julian Cash
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6²Set 3: 7⁷
Richard Bloomfield
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6²
WQualifying R3
Richard Bloomfield
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Clay Crawford
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
WQualifying R2
Richard Bloomfield
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Sizya Ernest Kivanda
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3

Carsten Ball4–2

Ortisei CHHard

WQualifying R1
Carsten Ball
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 7⁷
Pascal Meis
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 6²

Lexington CHHard

Savannah CHClay

LQualifying R1
Facundo Mena
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Carsten Ball
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

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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Richard Bloomfield vs Carsten Ball, Bath 2008, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

Match research