Costin Paval vs Matthew Illingworth, Balș 2008, Quarterfinal
Final score
Final
7-6(3) 6-4Venue and conditions
CS Prodchim Balș sports base (now Zen Time)Balș, ROU
ClayCourt speedData unavailable
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 worksConditionsForecast not yet available
Head to head
0Paval
1Illingworth
1 meeting- BalșQuarterfinal · 2008ClayThis matchMatthew IllingworthSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Costin PavalSets won: 0Set 1: 63Set 2: 4
Form and path
Costin Paval4–2
AntalyaClay
Matthew Illingworth2–4
CumberlandHard
- LRound of 32Alexander SlabinskySets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Matthew IllingworthSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 2
RoehamptonHard
- LRound of 32Oliver GoldingSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Matthew IllingworthSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 4
NewcastleClay
- LQuarterfinalIgnacio Coll RiudavetsSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Matthew IllingworthSets won: 0Set 1: 62Set 2: 2
- WRound of 16Matthew IllingworthSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Nicolas RosenzweigSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
- WRound of 32Matthew IllingworthSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Pierre MetenierSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 0
EdinburghClay
- LRound of 16Barry KingSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Matthew IllingworthSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 2
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.