Alex Bolt vs Luke Saville, Esperance 2012, Semifinal

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Final

Alex Bolt

WinnerRank #174

Bolt won in 3 sets

2–1

Set 16–3

Set 22–6

Set 36–4

Luke Saville

LostRank #1637

Venue

Esperance Tennis Club

Esperance, AUS· 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

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Wind

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Humidity

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Temperature

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Altitude

5 m

Sea level

Head to head

3Bolt

5Saville

8 meetings

Hard 2–3Grass 1–1Clay 0–1

EsperanceSemifinal · 2012HardThis match
Alex Bolt
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 6
Luke Saville
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
MilduraFinal · 17 Mar 2024Grass
Alex Bolt
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Luke Saville
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
Yokohama ChallengerQualifying R2 · 25 Feb 2017Hard
Alex Bolt
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Luke Saville
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 3
Launceston ChallengerQuarterfinal · 5 Feb 2016Hard
Luke Saville
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Alex Bolt
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 6²
Port PirieSemifinal · 2014Hard
Luke Saville
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Alex Bolt
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 1
MilduraQuarterfinal · 2014Grass
Luke Saville
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 7¹⁴
Alex Bolt
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6¹²

Form and path

Alex Bolt3–3

Shanghai MastersHard

LQualifying R1
Lloyd Harris
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Alex Bolt
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 4

Jingshan CHHard

HangzhouHard

LRound of 32
Fabian Marozsan
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Alex Bolt
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2

Luke Saville1–5

CarraraHard

LRound of 32
Pavle Marinkov
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Luke Saville
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6²

Fairfield CHHard

Charleston CHHard

LQualifying R1
Alex Rybakov
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Luke Saville
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4

Las Vegas CHHard

LRound of 32
Quinn Vandecasteele
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Luke Saville
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 5

Lexington CHHard

LRound of 32
Emilio Nava
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Luke Saville
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2

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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Alex Bolt vs Luke Saville, Esperance 2012, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

Match research