Bastian Knittel vs Duje Kekez, Heilbronn 2013, Qualifying R2
Final score
Final
6-3 6-1Venue and conditions
Tennis-Center TalheimTalheim, GER
Indoor hardCourt speed1.8 vs last year106.3Fast
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 worksAltitude205 mLow
Match stats
59m4Aces1
1Double faults2
34Service points won18
8Service games played8
7Service games won3
8Return games played8
4/580%Break points saved29%2/7
5/771%Break points converted20%1/5
Head to head
2Knittel
0Kekez
2 meetingsHard 1–0Clay 1–0
- HeilbronnQualifying R2 · 20 Jan 2013HardThis matchBastian KnittelSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Duje KekezSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1
- VrsarRound of 16 · 2012ClayBastian KnittelSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Duje KekezSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
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.