Catalin Ionut Gard vs James Lemke, Birmingham 2010, Semifinal
Final score
Final
6-3 7-5Venue and conditions
Highland Park Tennis CenterBirmingham, USA
ClayCourt speed90.6Very slow
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 worksVenue average
ConditionsForecast not yet available
Head to head
0Gard
2Lemke
2 meetings- BirminghamSemifinal · 2010ClayThis matchJames LemkeSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Catalin Ionut GardSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 5
- Amelia IslandRound of 16 · 2009ClayJames LemkeSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Catalin Ionut GardSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
Form and path
Catalin Ionut Gard3–3
AtlantaHard
PaduaClay
- LQualifying R3Marcel FelderSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Catalin Ionut GardSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 2
- WQualifying R2Catalin Ionut GardSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Nicola VidalSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3
PlovdivClay
- LQuarterfinalMartin BeranSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Catalin Ionut GardSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
- WRound of 16Catalin Ionut GardSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Frederik PressSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
- WRound of 32Catalin Ionut GardSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Diego Jose Manrique VelazquezSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3
James Lemke4–2
Glen IrisClay
- LRound of 16Alex BoltSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 2Set 3: 11James LemkeSets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 9
- WRound of 32James LemkeSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Leon FrostSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1
Melbourne CHHard
- LRound of 32Yuki BhambriSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6James LemkeSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 0
- WQualifying R3James LemkeSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Jacob GrillsSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 1
- WQualifying R2James LemkeSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Sam DowlerSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
- WQualifying R1James LemkeSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Kayne RyanSets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 1
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.