Julian Knowle vs Toshihide Matsui, Kuala Lumpur 2012, Qualifying R3

ATP 250 · Qualifying R3 · Hard · Sun 23 Sept

Final

Julian Knowle

WinnerRank #948

Knowle won in 3 sets · 2h 12m

2–1

Set 13–6

Set 26–3

Set 36–4

Toshihide Matsui

LostRank #1578

Venue

Putra Indoor Stadium (Stadium Putra), Bukit Jalil Sports Complex

Kuala Lumpur, MAS· 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

1.1vs last year

Altitude

59 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Match stats

2h 12m

8Aces19

5Double faults6

57Service points won54

14Service games played14

12Service games won11

14Return games played14

7/978%Break points saved57%4/7

3/743%Break points converted22%2/9

Head to head

1Knowle

0Matsui

1 meeting

Kuala LumpurQualifying R3 · 23 Sept 2012HardThis match
Julian Knowle
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Toshihide Matsui
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 4

Form and path

Julian Knowle2–3

Kuala LumpurThis week

WQualifying R2
Julian Knowle
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Christopher Rungkat
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2

EastbourneGrass

DohaHard

LQualifying R1
Guillermo Alcaide
Sets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 7¹¹
Julian Knowle
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6⁹

Cincinnati MastersHard

LQualifying R1
Kevin Kim
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Julian Knowle
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6⁵

Toshihide Matsui

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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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Julian Knowle vs Toshihide Matsui, Kuala Lumpur 2012, Qualifying R3

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

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