Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs Denis Istomin, Johannesburg 2009, Round of 16
Final score
Final
6-1 6-4
Venue and conditions
MontecasinoJohannesburg (Fourways), RSA
Outdoor hardCourt speed103.0Fast
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 3m4Aces2
3Double faults4
37Service points won26
9Service games played8
9Service games won5
8Return games played9
0/0Break points saved0%0/3
3/3100%Break points converted0/0
Head to head
5Tsonga
0Istomin
5 meetingsHard 4–0Grass 1–0
- JohannesburgRound of 16 · 5 Feb 2009HardThis matchJo-Wilfried TsongaSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Denis IstominSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4
- Winston-SalemRound of 32 · 25 Aug 2015HardJo-Wilfried TsongaSets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Denis IstominSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 1
- BeijingRound of 32 · 2 Oct 2012HardJo-Wilfried TsongaSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Denis IstominSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 63
- Australian OpenRound of 128 · 17 Jan 2012HardJo-Wilfried TsongaSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Set 4: 7Denis IstominSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 2Set 4: 5
- EastbourneRound of 32 · 14 Jun 2011GrassJo-Wilfried TsongaSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Denis IstominSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 5
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.