Thiago Alves vs Paul Capdeville, US Open 2008, Round of 128

Grand Slam · Round of 128 · Hard · Tue 26 Aug

Final

Thiago Alves

WinnerRank #8852.3542%Upset

Alves won in 5 sets · 3h 42m

3–2

Set 14–6

Set 21–6

Set 36–1

Set 47–6²

Set 56–4

Paul Capdeville

LostRank #11861.6958%

Venue

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

Flushing, USA· 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

Average

0.1vs last year

Wind

19 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

51%

Moderate

Temperature

26°C

Warm

Altitude

5 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

3h 42m

8Aces8

2Double faults7

100Service points won87

23Service games played23

17Service games won17

23Return games played23

8/1457%Break points saved57%8/14

6/1443%Break points converted43%6/14

Head to head

2Alves

2Capdeville

4 meetings

Hard 1–0Clay 1–2

US OpenRound of 128 · 26 Aug 2008HardThis match
Thiago Alves
Sets won: 3Set 1: 4Set 2: 1Set 3: 6Set 4: 7⁷Set 5: 6
Paul Capdeville
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 1Set 4: 6²Set 5: 4
Bucaramanga ChallengerRound of 32 · 27 Jan 2010Clay
Thiago Alves
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Paul Capdeville
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1
Aracaju ChallengerFinal · 4 Oct 2008Clay
Paul Capdeville
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Thiago Alves
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 4
Mexico City ChallengerRound of 32 · 27 Mar 2006Clay
Paul Capdeville
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6³Set 3: 6
Thiago Alves
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 3

Match research

Pro

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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Thiago Alves vs Paul Capdeville, US Open 2008, Round of 128

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research