Carsten Ball vs Tatsuma Ito, US Open 2009, Qualifying R3

Grand Slam · Qualifying R3 · Hard · Sat 29 Aug

Final

Carsten Ball

WinnerRank #13681.2077%

Ball won in 2 sets

2–0

Set 16–3

Set 26–2

Tatsuma Ito

LostRank #18224.0023%

Venue

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

Flushing, USA· 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

Average

2.7vs last year

Wind

15 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

95%

Very humid

Temperature

22°C

Warm

Altitude

5 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

14Aces1

1Double faults0

40Service points won22

9Service games played8

9Service games won5

8Return games played9

2/2100%Break points saved25%1/4

3/475%Break points converted0%0/2

Head to head

2Ball

0Ito

2 meetings

US OpenQualifying R3 · 29 Aug 2009HardThis match
Carsten Ball
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Tatsuma Ito
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
HamiltonFinal · 2009Hard
Carsten Ball
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Tatsuma Ito
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6¹Set 2: 2

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 Tatsuma Ito, US Open 2009, Qualifying R3

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research