Marcos Baghdatis vs Denis Istomin, Australian Open 2014, Round of 128
Final score
Final
Istomin won in 3 sets · 2h 36m
0–3
Set 14–6
Set 25–7
Set 34–6
Venue and conditions
Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AUS
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.5 vs last year102.6Average
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
2h 36m9Aces9
4Double faults1
73Service points won72
16Service games played16
12Service games won15
16Return games played16
9/1369%Break points saved89%8/9
1/911%Break points converted31%4/13
Head to head
2Baghdatis
3Istomin
5 meetingsHard 2–2Grass 0–1
- Australian OpenRound of 128 · 13 Jan 2014HardThis matchDenis IstominSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Marcos BaghdatisSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 5Set 3: 4
- ChengduFinal · 1 Oct 2017HardDenis IstominSets won: 0Set 1: 3Marcos BaghdatisSets won: 0Set 1: 2
Marcos Baghdatis · Retired
- NottinghamSemifinal · 26 Jun 2015GrassDenis IstominSets won: 0Set 1: 1Marcos BaghdatisSets won: 0Set 1: 2
Marcos Baghdatis · Retired
- MoscowSemifinal · 23 Oct 2010HardMarcos BaghdatisSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 65Set 3: 7Denis IstominSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 62
- TashkentFinal · 18 Oct 2009HardMarcos BaghdatisSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 6Denis IstominSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 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.