Mikhail Elgin vs Denis Istomin, Saransk Challenger 2008, Final

Challenger · Final · Clay · Sun 3 Aug

Final

Mikhail Elgin

WinnerRank #1662

Elgin won in 3 sets

2–1

Set 17–6⁶

Set 23–6

Set 36–3

Denis Istomin

LostRank #1509

Venue

Saransk Tennis Stadium (Mordovia tennis complex, Saransk)

Mordovia, RUS· Clay

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.

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Wind

18 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

74%

Humid

Temperature

23°C

Warm

Altitude

144 m

Low

Historical daily weather

Head to head

1Elgin

6Istomin

7 meetings

Clay 1–2Hard 0–4

Saransk ChallengerFinal · 3 Aug 2008ClayThis match
Mikhail Elgin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Denis Istomin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
Karshi ChallengerRound of 16 · 17 Aug 2011Hard
Denis Istomin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Mikhail Elgin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1
Samarkand ChallengerRound of 32 · 9 Aug 2011Clay
Denis Istomin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Mikhail Elgin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
SydneyQualifying R1 · 10 Jan 2009Hard
Denis Istomin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Mikhail Elgin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3
Karshi ChallengerFinal · 23 Aug 2008Hard
Denis Istomin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Mikhail Elgin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 6⁴
Samarkand ChallengerRound of 32 · 15 Aug 2006Clay
Denis Istomin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Mikhail Elgin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 1

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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Mikhail Elgin vs Denis Istomin, Saransk Challenger 2008, Final

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

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