N Sriram Balaji vs Alexander Ritschard, Essen 2013, Round of 16

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Final

N Sriram Balaji

LostRank #1303

Ritschard won in 3 sets

1–2

Set 16–4

Set 24–6

Set 32–6

Alexander Ritschard

WinnerRank #280

Venue

TVN Tennis-Zentrum Essen

Essen, GER· 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

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Altitude

53 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Head to head

1Balaji

1Ritschard

2 meetings

Hard 0–1Clay 1–0

EssenRound of 16 · 2013HardThis match
Alexander Ritschard
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
N Sriram Balaji
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 2
ÜberlingenRound of 32 · 2011Clay
N Sriram Balaji
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Alexander Ritschard
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3

Form and path

N Sriram Balaji2–4

Guayaquil CHClay

LQualifying R1
Tomas Lipovsek Puches
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 5Set 3: 6
N Sriram Balaji
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 7Set 3: 4

Ambato CHClay

Rome GA CHHard

LQualifying R1
Strong Kirchheimer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
N Sriram Balaji
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1

Roseto Degli Abruzzi CHClay

LQualifying R1
Edoardo Lavagno
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
N Sriram Balaji
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 5

Alexander Ritschard6–0

Lisbon CHClay

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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N Sriram Balaji vs Alexander Ritschard, Essen 2013, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

Match research