Fabrice Santoro vs Thiago Alves, Johannesburg Challenger 2009, Semifinal

Challenger · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 18 Apr

Final

Fabrice Santoro

WinnerRank #1421.3072%

Santoro won in 2 sets

2–0

Set 16–3

Set 27–6²

Thiago Alves

LostRank #8853.3028%

Venue

Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre (Soweto)

Johannesburg, RSA· 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.

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Wind

10 km/h

Light

Humidity

60%

Moderate

Temperature

23°C

Warm

Altitude

1616 m

Very high

Historical daily weather

Head to head

1Santoro

0Alves

1 meeting

Johannesburg ChallengerSemifinal · 18 Apr 2009HardThis match
Fabrice Santoro
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Thiago Alves
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 6²

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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Fabrice Santoro vs Thiago Alves, Johannesburg Challenger 2009, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

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