Carsten Ball vs Ze Zhang, Hamilton 2009, Semifinal

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Final

Carsten Ball

WinnerRank #1368

Ball won in 2 sets

2–0

Set 16–1

Set 26–4

Ze Zhang

LostRank #1385

Venue

Waikato Tennis Centre

Hamilton, NZL· 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

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Wind

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Humidity

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Temperature

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Altitude

43 m

Sea level

Head to head

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0Zhang

1 meeting

HamiltonSemifinal · 2009HardThis match
Carsten Ball
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Ze Zhang
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4

Form and path

Carsten Ball4–2

Ortisei CHHard

WQualifying R1
Carsten Ball
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 7⁷
Pascal Meis
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 6²

Lexington CHHard

Savannah CHClay

LQualifying R1
Facundo Mena
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Carsten Ball
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

Ze Zhang3–3

MonastirHard

LRound of 32
Aziz Dougaz
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7
Ze Zhang
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5
Ze Zhang · Retired

MonastirHard

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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Carsten Ball vs Ze Zhang, Hamilton 2009, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

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