Tim Smyczek vs Philip Bester, Houston 2011, Qualifying R2

ATP 250 · Qualifying R2 · Clay · Sun 3 Apr

Final

Tim Smyczek

WinnerRank #862

Smyczek won in 3 sets · 2h 13m

2–1

Set 14–6

Set 26–2

Set 36–4

Philip Bester

LostRank #1896

Venue

River Oaks Country Club

Houston, USA· 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.

How court speed works

Slow

1.5vs last year

Wind

26 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

81%

Humid

Temperature

28°C

Warm

Altitude

21 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 13m

5Aces3

5Double faults5

60Service points won57

14Service games played14

11Service games won9

14Return games played14

5/863%Break points saved64%9/14

5/1436%Break points converted38%3/8

Head to head

3Smyczek

0Bester

3 meetings

Clay 1–0Hard 2–0

HoustonQualifying R2 · 3 Apr 2011ClayThis match
Tim Smyczek
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Philip Bester
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 4
Ojai ChallengerRound of 16 · 3 Jun 2010Hard
Tim Smyczek
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Philip Bester
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1
Aptos ChallengerQualifying R1 · 14 Jul 2007Hard
Tim Smyczek
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Philip Bester
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 2Set 3: 3

Match research

Pro

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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Tim Smyczek vs Philip Bester, Houston 2011, Qualifying R2

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research