Bastian Knittel vs Jiri Vesely, Mersin 2013, Semifinal
Final score
Final
3-6 6-2 6-1Venue and conditions
Mersin Tenis Yelken ve Yüzme KulübüMersin, TUR
ClayCourt speed0.5 vs last year91.0Very slow
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
1h 52m1Aces4
7Double faults2
44Service points won47
12Service games played12
6Service games won9
12Return games played12
7/1354%Break points saved57%4/7
3/743%Break points converted46%6/13
Head to head
0Knittel
1Vesely
1 meeting- MersinSemifinal · 13 Apr 2013ClayThis matchJiri VeselySets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Bastian KnittelSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 1
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.