Mikhail Elgin vs Denis Istomin, Sydney 2009, Qualifying R1

ATP 250 · Qualifying R1 · Hard · Sat 10 Jan

Final

Mikhail Elgin

LostRank #16622.6036%

Istomin won in 2 sets

0–2

Set 12–6

Set 23–6

Denis Istomin

WinnerRank #15091.4564%

Venue

Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre

Sydney Olympic Park, AUS· 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

vs last year

Wind

21 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

52%

Moderate

Temperature

23°C

Warm

Altitude

6 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2Aces1

2Double faults1

25Service points won30

9Service games played8

3Service games won6

8Return games played9

1/714%Break points saved60%3/5

2/540%Break points converted86%6/7

Head to head

1Elgin

6Istomin

7 meetings

Hard 0–4Clay 1–2

SydneyQualifying R1 · 10 Jan 2009HardThis match
Denis Istomin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Mikhail Elgin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 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
Karshi ChallengerFinal · 23 Aug 2008Hard
Denis Istomin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Mikhail Elgin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 6⁴
Saransk ChallengerFinal · 3 Aug 2008Clay
Mikhail Elgin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Denis Istomin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
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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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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Mikhail Elgin vs Denis Istomin, Sydney 2009, Qualifying R1

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research