Marcos Baghdatis vs Denis Istomin, Moscow 2010, Semifinal
Final score
Final
Baghdatis won in 3 sets · 2h 27m
2–1
Set 16–4
Set 26–75
Set 37–62
Venue and conditions
Olympic Stadium (Olimpiysky)Moscow, RUS
Indoor hardCourt speed0.9 vs last year104.2Fast
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 worksAltitude167 mLow
Match stats
2h 27m16Aces12
3Double faults4
78Service points won72
17Service games played17
15Service games won14
17Return games played17
9/1182%Break points saved73%8/11
3/1127%Break points converted18%2/11
Head to head
2Baghdatis
3Istomin
5 meetingsHard 2–2Grass 0–1
- MoscowSemifinal · 23 Oct 2010HardThis matchMarcos BaghdatisSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 65Set 3: 7Denis IstominSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 62
- ChengduFinal · 1 Oct 2017HardDenis IstominSets won: 0Set 1: 3Marcos BaghdatisSets won: 0Set 1: 2
Marcos Baghdatis · Retired
- NottinghamSemifinal · 26 Jun 2015GrassDenis IstominSets won: 0Set 1: 1Marcos BaghdatisSets won: 0Set 1: 2
Marcos Baghdatis · Retired
- Australian OpenRound of 128 · 13 Jan 2014HardDenis IstominSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Marcos BaghdatisSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 5Set 3: 4
- TashkentFinal · 18 Oct 2009HardMarcos BaghdatisSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 6Denis IstominSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
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.