Rui Machado vs Dusan Lojda, Athens 2009, Round of 32
Final score
Final
7-5 6-1Venue and conditions
Athens Lawn Tennis ClubAthens, GRE
ClayCourt speed92.8Slow
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
0Aces1
0Double faults3
36Service points won27
9Service games played10
8Service games won5
10Return games played9
2/367%Break points saved29%2/7
5/771%Break points converted33%1/3
Head to head
1Machado
1Lojda
2 meetings- AthensRound of 32 · 8 Apr 2009ClayThis matchRui MachadoSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Dusan LojdaSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 1
- Busto ArsizioSemifinal · 2013ClayDusan LojdaSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Rui MachadoSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
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.