Bastian Knittel vs Alexander Ward, Essen 2012, Quarterfinal

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Final

Bastian Knittel

WinnerRank #1033

Knittel won in 2 sets

2–0

Set 16–1

Set 26–4

Alexander Ward

LostRank #1181

Venue

TVN Tennis-Zentrum Essen

Essen, GER· 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

Know how fast this court plays before the first serve

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Wind

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Humidity

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Temperature

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Altitude

53 m

Low

Head to head

2Knittel

0Ward

2 meetings

EssenQuarterfinal · 2012HardThis match
Bastian Knittel
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Alexander Ward
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4
GlasgowQuarterfinal · 2012Hard
Bastian Knittel
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Alexander Ward
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 2

Form and path

Bastian Knittel3–3

Heilbronn CHHard

LQualifying R1
Jan Mertl
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7¹⁵Set 3: 6
Bastian Knittel
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6¹³Set 3: 4

Stuttgart-StammheimHard

LRound of 32
Fabrice Martin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 7⁹Set 3: 6
Bastian Knittel
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 6⁷Set 3: 3

SchwieberdingenCarpet

LFinal
Fabrice Martin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 6
Bastian Knittel
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 3
WSemifinal
Bastian Knittel
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Yann Marti
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
WQuarterfinal
Bastian Knittel
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 6
Michael Lammer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 3
WRound of 16
Bastian Knittel
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Jacob Adaktusson
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2

Alexander Ward3–3

Vancouver CHHard

LQualifying R2
Thai Son Kwiatkowski
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Alexander Ward
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 0

Aptos CHHard

Lexington CHHard

Match research

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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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Bastian Knittel vs Alexander Ward, Essen 2012, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

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