James Ward vs Michael Venus, Melbourne Challenger 2013, Quarterfinal

Challenger · Quarterfinal · Hard · Fri 25 Oct

Final

James Ward

WinnerRank #10961.6060%

Ward won in 3 sets · 2h 20m

2–1

Set 13–6

Set 27–6²

Set 36–4

Michael Venus

LostRank #10272.3840%

Venue

Melbourne Park

Melbourne, 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.

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Wind

21 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

67%

Moderate

Temperature

15°C

Mild

Altitude

23 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 20m

13Aces8

4Double faults3

73Service points won72

15Service games played16

13Service games won14

16Return games played15

4/667%Break points saved83%10/12

2/1217%Break points converted33%2/6

Head to head

1Ward

0Venus

1 meeting

Melbourne ChallengerQuarterfinal · 25 Oct 2013HardThis match
James Ward
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6
Michael Venus
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6²Set 3: 4

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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James Ward vs Michael Venus, Melbourne Challenger 2013, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

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