Thiago Alves vs Matwe Middelkoop, Pozoblanco 2009, Round of 16
Final score
Final
6-2 2-6 6-1Venue and conditions
Pistas de Tenis del Polideportivo Municipal de PozoblancoPozoblanco, ESP
Outdoor hardCourt speed105.5Fast
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
9Aces2
2Double faults4
45Service points won33
12Service games played11
9Service games won6
11Return games played12
1/425%Break points saved50%5/10
5/1050%Break points converted75%3/4
Head to head
2Alves
0Middelkoop
2 meetings- PozoblancoRound of 16 · 8 Jul 2009HardThis matchThiago AlvesSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 6Matwe MiddelkoopSets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 1
- SalvadorRound of 32 · 16 Aug 2010HardThiago AlvesSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Matwe MiddelkoopSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 63
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.