Thierry Ascione vs Robin Soderling, Lyon 2008, Round of 32

ATP Intl Series · Round of 32 · Carpet · Wed 22 Oct

Final

Thierry Ascione

LostRank #9547.3014%

Soderling won in 2 sets · 1h 5m

0–2

Set 14–6

Set 21–6

Robin Soderling

WinnerRank #1951.1486%

Venue

Palais des Sports de Gerland Lyon

Lyon, FRA· Carpet

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

Very fast

3.7vs last year

Altitude

166 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Match stats

1h 5m

2Aces10

1Double faults1

33Service points won33

9Service games played8

5Service games won8

8Return games played9

7/1164%Break points saved0/0

0/0Break points converted36%4/11

Head to head

2Ascione

2Soderling

4 meetings

Carpet 0–2Hard 1–0Clay 1–0

LyonRound of 32 · 22 Oct 2008CarpetThis match
Robin Soderling
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Thierry Ascione
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1
LyonRound of 32 · 23 Oct 2006Carpet
Robin Soderling
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Thierry Ascione
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1
Andrezieux ChallengerQuarterfinal · 2003Hard
Thierry Ascione
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 6
Robin Soderling
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 3
Prague ChallengerQualifying R2 · 12 May 2002Clay
Thierry Ascione
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Robin Soderling
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4

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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Thierry Ascione vs Robin Soderling, Lyon 2008, Round of 32

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research