Radek Stepanek vs Steve Darcis, San Jose 2012, Round of 16
Final score
Final
7-6(4) 7-6(2)
Venue and conditions
SAP Center at San Jose (San Jose Arena / HP Pavilion at San Jose)San Jose, USA
Indoor hardCourt speed3.4 vs last year102.7Average
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 worksAltitude37 mSea level
Match stats
1h 57m4Aces4
4Double faults1
53Service points won58
12Service games played12
11Service games won11
12Return games played12
5/683%Break points saved83%5/6
1/617%Break points converted17%1/6
Head to head
0Stepanek
2Darcis
2 meetingsHard 0–1Carpet 0–1
- San JoseRound of 16 · 16 Feb 2012HardThis matchSteve DarcisSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Radek StepanekSets won: 0Set 1: 64Set 2: 62
- LyonRound of 32 · 20 Oct 2008CarpetSteve DarcisSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Radek StepanekSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 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.