Matt Simpson vs Claudio Grassi, Sfax 2009, Quarterfinal

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Final

Matt Simpson

LostRank #1922

Grassi won in 3 sets

1–2

Set 14–6

Set 27–6⁵

Set 31–6

Claudio Grassi

WinnerRank #1756

Venue

Tennis Club de Sfax

Sfax, TUN· 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

13 m

Sea level

Head to head

0Simpson

2Grassi

2 meetings

Hard 0–1Clay 0–1

SfaxQuarterfinal · 2009HardThis match
Claudio Grassi
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁵Set 3: 6
Matt Simpson
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 1
TeramoRound of 16 · 2008Clay
Claudio Grassi
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Matt Simpson
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1

Form and path

Matt Simpson3–3

NicevilleClay

LQualifying R2
Clayton Almeida
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Matt Simpson
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 0
WQualifying R1
Matt Simpson
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Adam Zaorski
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 3

PensacolaClay

LQualifying R3
Korey Lovett
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Matt Simpson
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 3
WQualifying R2
Matt Simpson
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gereon Heitmann
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
WQualifying R1
Matt Simpson
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicolas Schindler
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 0

PadovaClay

LQualifying R3
Jeremy Jahn
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Matt Simpson
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 2

Claudio Grassi4–2

JohannesburgHard

PiombinoHard

LRound of 32
Ilija Vucic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Claudio Grassi
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 4

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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Matt Simpson vs Claudio Grassi, Sfax 2009, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

Match research