Jan Mertl vs Nikola Mektic, Belgrade 2010, Qualifying R1
Final score
Final
6-4 7-6(2)Venue and conditions
Tennis Club GemaxBelgrade, SRB
CarpetCourt speed113.4Very fast
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 worksAltitude134 mLow
Head to head
1Mertl
2Mektic
3 meetingsCarpet 1–0Hard 0–2
- BelgradeQualifying R1 · 13 Feb 2010CarpetThis matchJan MertlSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Nikola MekticSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 62
- St. BrieucRound of 16 · 9 Apr 2015HardNikola MekticSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Jan MertlSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 4
- SarajevoQuarterfinal · 15 Mar 2013HardNikola MekticSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Jan MertlSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
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.