Ludovic Walter vs Marcelo Melo, Lyon 2009, Qualifying R1

ATP 250 · Qualifying R1 · Hard · Sat 24 Oct

Final

Ludovic Walter

LostRank #1005

Melo won in 2 sets

0–2

Set 16–7³

Set 26–7⁵

Marcelo Melo

WinnerRank #1373

Venue

Palais des Sports de Gerland Lyon

Lyon, FRA· 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

Fast

2.1vs last year

Altitude

168 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Match stats

3Aces0

3Double faults2

48Service points won64

12Service games played12

9Service games won9

12Return games played12

1/425%Break points saved70%7/10

3/1030%Break points converted75%3/4

Head to head

0Walter

1Melo

1 meeting

LyonQualifying R1 · 24 Oct 2009HardThis match
Marcelo Melo
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 7⁷
Ludovic Walter
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6³Set 2: 6⁵

Form and path

Ludovic Walter

No recent matches recorded.

Marcelo Melo0–3

StockholmHard

LQualifying R1
Matthias Bachinger
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Marcelo Melo
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 4

KitzbuhelClay

LQualifying R1
Evgeny Donskoy
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁷Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁹
Marcelo Melo
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁹Set 2: 1Set 3: 6⁷

Costa Do SauipeClay

LQualifying R1
Daniel Munoz de la Nava
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Marcelo Melo
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1

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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Ludovic Walter vs Marcelo Melo, Lyon 2009, Qualifying R1

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research