Jurgen Melzer vs Joao Sousa, Kuala Lumpur 2013, Semifinal
Final score
Final
6-4 3-6 6-4
Venue and conditions
Putra Indoor Stadium (Stadium Putra), Bukit Jalil Sports ComplexKuala Lumpur, MAS
Indoor hardCourt speed1.5 vs last year98.7Average
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 worksAltitude59 mLow
Match stats
2h 3m6Aces2
3Double faults2
56Service points won57
15Service games played14
11Service games won11
14Return games played15
6/1060%Break points saved57%4/7
3/743%Break points converted40%4/10
Head to head
1Melzer
3Sousa
4 meetingsHard 0–1Clay 1–2
- Kuala LumpurSemifinal · 28 Sept 2013HardThis matchJoao SousaSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Jurgen MelzerSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
- GenevaRound of 16 · 20 May 2015ClayJoao SousaSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Jurgen MelzerSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
- DusseldorfRound of 16 · 21 May 2014ClayJurgen MelzerSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Joao SousaSets won: 1Set 1: 66Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
- AcapulcoRound of 32 · 25 Feb 2013ClayJoao SousaSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Jurgen MelzerSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 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.