Daniel Evans vs Henri Kontinen, Cardiff 2009, Semifinal

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Final

Daniel Evans

LostRank #1176

Kontinen won in 2 sets

0–2

Set 11–6

Set 20–6

Henri Kontinen

WinnerRank #1700

Venue

Ocean Park Tennis

Cardiff, GBR· 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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Altitude

12 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Head to head

0Evans

1Kontinen

1 meeting

CardiffSemifinal · 2009HardThis match
Henri Kontinen
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Daniel Evans
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 0

Form and path

Daniel Evans2–4

WimbledonGrass

Queen's ClubGrass

LQualifying R1
Marcos Giron
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 2Set 3: 6
Daniel Evans
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 1

Ilkley CHGrass

Little Rock CHHard

LQualifying R1
Bruno Kuzuhara
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Daniel Evans
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3

Henri Kontinen2–4

TrentoCarpet

LRound of 16
Lorenzo Frigerio
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Henri Kontinen
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 1
WRound of 32
Henri Kontinen
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
Julien Dubail
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 6²

AlkmaarClay

LRound of 32
Scott Griekspoor
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 7⁷
Henri Kontinen
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6²Set 2: 6⁰

ZuidwoldeClay

LRound of 16
Nick Van Der Meer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷
Henri Kontinen
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁴
Henri Kontinen · Retired
WRound of 32
Henri Kontinen
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Lennert Van Der Linden
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2

St Remy De Provence CHHard

LRound of 16
Nicolas Mahut
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
Henri Kontinen
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6⁵

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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Daniel Evans vs Henri Kontinen, Cardiff 2009, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

Match research