Ruan Roelofse vs Alexander Ward, Durban 2011, Semifinal

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Final

Ruan Roelofse

WinnerRank #1694

Roelofse won in 3 sets

2–1

Set 16–1

Set 24–6

Set 37–6⁵

Alexander Ward

LostRank #1181

Venue

Westridge Park Tennis Stadium

Durban, RSA· Hard

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

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Wind

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Humidity

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Temperature

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Altitude

70 m

Low

Head to head

2Roelofse

1Ward

3 meetings

DurbanSemifinal · 2011HardThis match
Ruan Roelofse
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 7⁷
Alexander Ward
Sets won: 1Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁵
Charlottesville ChallengerQualifying R2 · 29 Oct 2017Hard
Ruan Roelofse
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6²Set 3: 7⁷
Alexander Ward
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6⁵
DurbanQuarterfinal · 2011Hard
Alexander Ward
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Ruan Roelofse
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 2

Form and path

Ruan Roelofse2–4

CalabasasHard

BakersfieldClay

LQualifying R1
Kyle Kang
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Ruan Roelofse
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1

CancunHard

LQualifying R3
Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Ruan Roelofse
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2

Alexander Ward3–3

Vancouver CHHard

LQualifying R2
Thai Son Kwiatkowski
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Alexander Ward
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 0

Aptos CHHard

Lexington CHHard

Match research

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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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Ruan Roelofse vs Alexander Ward, Durban 2011, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

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