Alex Bolt vs Marc Polmans, Cairns 2013, Round of 16

FUTURES · Round of 16 · Hard

Final

Alex Bolt

WinnerRank #175

Bolt won in 3 sets

2–1

Set 16–4

Set 26–7³

Set 36–2

Marc Polmans

LostRank #493

Venue

Cairns International Tennis Centre

Cairns, 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

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

6 m

Sea level

Head to head

4Bolt

3Polmans

7 meetings

Hard 4–2Clay 0–1

CairnsRound of 16 · 2013HardThis match
Alex Bolt
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6³Set 3: 6
Marc Polmans
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 2
Canberra ChallengerQualifying R1 · 4 JanHard
Marc Polmans
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 7
Alex Bolt
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 5
Brisbane 3 ChallengerRound of 16 · 13 Nov 2025Hard
Alex Bolt
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Marc Polmans
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 0
Roland GarrosQualifying R1 · 24 May 2021Clay
Marc Polmans
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Alex Bolt
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
Playford ChallengerRound of 16 · 4 Jan 2018Hard
Alex Bolt
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Marc Polmans
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
Port PirieRound of 32 · 22 Feb 2016Hard
Marc Polmans
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Alex Bolt
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 4

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

Marc Polmans2–4

Winston-SalemHard

LQualifying R1
Sebastian Gorzny
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 6
Marc Polmans
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 2

MallorcaGrass

s HertogenboschGrass

LQualifying R1
Benjamin Bonzi
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Marc Polmans
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 6³

Heilbronn CHClay

LRound of 32
Henri Squire
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Marc Polmans
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 5

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 Marc Polmans, Cairns 2013, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

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