Ricardo Mello vs Thiago Alves, Curitiba Challenger 2010, Semifinal

Challenger · Semifinal · Clay · Sat 24 Apr

Final

Ricardo Mello

WinnerRank #1018

Mello won in 2 sets · 1h 20m

2–0

Set 16–4

Set 26–3

Thiago Alves

LostRank #885

Venue

Graciosa Country Club

Curitiba, BRA· Clay

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.

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Wind

18 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

98%

Very humid

Temperature

17°C

Mild

Altitude

917 m

High

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Match stats

1h 20m

4Aces5

3Double faults2

40Service points won35

10Service games played9

9Service games won6

9Return games played10

5/683%Break points saved63%5/8

3/838%Break points converted17%1/6

Head to head

10Mello

2Alves

12 meetings

Clay 5–1Hard 5–1

Curitiba ChallengerSemifinal · 24 Apr 2010ClayThis match
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Thiago Alves
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
Florianopolis ChallengerRound of 16 · 2 Mar 2012Clay
Thiago Alves
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 6
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 1
Sao Jose Do Rio Preto ChallengerSemifinal · 29 Oct 2011Clay
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Thiago Alves
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
Campos Do Jordao ChallengerRound of 16 · 4 Aug 2011Hard
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Thiago Alves
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6²Set 2: 1
Bangkok 2 ChallengerRound of 16 · 22 Sept 2010Hard
Thiago Alves
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2
Ricardo Mello · Retired
Salvador ChallengerFinal · 21 Aug 2010Hard
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Thiago Alves
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 4

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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Ricardo Mello vs Thiago Alves, Curitiba Challenger 2010, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

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