Michael Yani vs James Ward, Shanghai 2012, Quarterfinal
Final score
Final · Retired
7-5 RETVenue and conditions
Qizhong Forest Sports City Tennis CenterShanghai, CHN
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.8 vs last year102.0Average
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
43m1Aces2
2Double faults1
24Service points won26
6Service games played6
6Service games won5
6Return games played6
0/0Break points saved67%2/3
1/333%Break points converted0/0
Head to head
2Yani
1Ward
3 meetingsHard 2–0Clay 0–1
- ShanghaiQuarterfinal · 7 Sept 2012HardThis matchMichael YaniSets won: 1Set 1: 7James WardSets won: 0Set 1: 5
James Ward · Retired
- US OpenQualifying R1 · 24 Aug 2011HardMichael YaniSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6James WardSets won: 0Set 1: 62Set 2: 4
- SarasotaSemifinal · 15 May 2009ClayJames WardSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 7Michael YaniSets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 65
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.