Albert Montanes vs Steve Darcis, Amersfoort 2008, Final
Final score
Final
1-6 7-5 6-3
Venue and conditions
Sportpark Bokkeduinen — Dutch Open tournament groundsAmersfoort, NED
ClayCourt speed1.9 vs last year96.1Slow
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
1h 47m3Aces9
4Double faults5
53Service points won50
14Service games played14
11Service games won11
14Return games played14
1/425%Break points saved40%2/5
3/560%Break points converted75%3/4
Head to head
3Montanes
1Darcis
4 meetings- AmersfoortFinal · 20 Jul 2008ClayThis matchAlbert MontanesSets won: 2Set 1: 1Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Steve DarcisSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 3
- Monte Carlo MastersQualifying R1 · 13 Apr 2013ClayAlbert MontanesSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Steve DarcisSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
- StuttgartRound of 32 · 9 Jul 2012ClaySteve DarcisSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Albert MontanesSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
- ScheveningenSemifinal · 11 Jul 2009ClayAlbert MontanesSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Steve DarcisSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 1
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.