Dennis Novikov vs Connor Smith, Lexington 2013, Qualifying R1
Final score
Final
6-3 6-2Venue and conditions
Hilary J. Boone Tennis CenterLexington, USA
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.1 vs last year100.6Average
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 0m2Aces2
2Double faults6
35Service points won23
9Service games played8
8Service games won4
8Return games played9
2/367%Break points saved0%0/4
4/4100%Break points converted33%1/3
Head to head
1Novikov
1Smith
2 meetingsHard 1–0Clay 0–1
- LexingtonQualifying R1 · 20 Jul 2013HardThis matchDennis NovikovSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Connor SmithSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
- Orange ParkRound of 16 · 2014ClayConnor SmithSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Dennis NovikovSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 3
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.