Ricardo Mello vs Joao Sousa, US Open 2012, Qualifying R1

Grand Slam · Qualifying R1 · Hard · Wed 22 Aug

Final

Ricardo Mello

WinnerRank #1018

Mello won in 3 sets · 2h 15m

2–1

Set 16–3

Set 26–7⁴

Set 36–2

Joao Sousa

LostRank #954

Venue

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

Flushing, USA· 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

Average

2.2vs last year

Wind

10 km/h

Light

Humidity

74%

Humid

Temperature

27°C

Warm

Altitude

5 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 15m

2Aces5

0Double faults6

60Service points won63

14Service games played15

12Service games won9

15Return games played14

5/771%Break points saved57%8/14

6/1443%Break points converted29%2/7

Head to head

1Mello

0Sousa

1 meeting

US OpenQualifying R1 · 22 Aug 2012HardThis match
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 6
Joao Sousa
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 2

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.

Get the edge with Pro

Ricardo Mello vs Joao Sousa, US Open 2012, Qualifying R1

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research