Paolo Lorenzi vs Benjamin Balleret, Abidjan 2009, Semifinal

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Final

Paolo Lorenzi

LostRank #1033

Balleret won in 2 sets

0–2

Set 14–6

Set 24–6

Benjamin Balleret

WinnerRank #1359

Venue

Arthur Ashe International Tennis Center at Hôtel Ivoire

Abidjan, CIV· 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

Know how fast this court plays before the first serve

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Wind

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Humidity

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Temperature

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Altitude

34 m

Sea level

Head to head

2Lorenzi

2Balleret

4 meetings

Hard 1–1Clay 1–1

AbidjanSemifinal · 2009HardThis match
Benjamin Balleret
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Paolo Lorenzi
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
Ljubljana ChallengerRound of 16 · 23 Sept 2009Clay
Paolo Lorenzi
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Benjamin Balleret
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1
AbidjanQuarterfinal · 2009Hard
Paolo Lorenzi
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Benjamin Balleret
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
Sanremo ChallengerRound of 32 · 15 May 2007Clay
Benjamin Balleret
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Paolo Lorenzi
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 1

Form and path

Paolo Lorenzi2–4

US OpenHard

Verona CHClay

San Marino CHClay

LRound of 32
Marco Cecchinato
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Paolo Lorenzi
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6³Set 2: 2

Cordenons CHClay

LRound of 32
Zdenek Kolar
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Paolo Lorenzi
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 0

Benjamin Balleret2–4

ToulonClay

Mont-de-MarsanClay

LRound of 32
Alexis Musialek
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Benjamin Balleret
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6³Set 2: 4

Lyon CHClay

LQualifying R1
Prajnesh Gunneswaran
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Benjamin Balleret
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1

GrasseClay

LQuarterfinal
Sebastien Boltz
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Benjamin Balleret
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 4

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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Paolo Lorenzi vs Benjamin Balleret, Abidjan 2009, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

Match research