Ricardo Mello vs Alex Kuznetsov, Atlanta 2012, Qualifying R3
Final score
Final
6-1 3-6 6-4Venue and conditions
Atlantic StationAtlanta, USA
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.7 vs last year102.5Average
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 worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
1h 47m2Aces8
3Double faults3
47Service points won51
13Service games played13
9Service games won11
13Return games played13
8/1267%Break points saved67%4/6
2/633%Break points converted33%4/12
Head to head
1Mello
1Kuznetsov
2 meetingsHard 0–1Clay 1–0
- AtlantaQualifying R3 · 16 Jul 2012HardThis matchAlex KuznetsovSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Ricardo MelloSets won: 1Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
- Mexico CityRound of 16 · 29 Mar 2007ClayRicardo MelloSets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Alex KuznetsovSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 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.