Denys Molchanov vs Yuichi Sugita, Kaohsiung 2014, Quarterfinal
Final score
Final
Sugita won in 3 sets · 2h 25m
1–2
Set 16–73
Set 27–63
Set 32–6
Venue and conditions
National Yangming Tennis CenterKaohsiung, TPE
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.9 vs last year107.9Fast
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 25m9Aces9
4Double faults1
66Service points won69
16Service games played16
12Service games won14
16Return games played16
5/956%Break points saved67%4/6
2/633%Break points converted44%4/9
Head to head
0Molchanov
2Sugita
2 meetings- KaohsiungQuarterfinal · 18 Jul 2014HardThis matchYuichi SugitaSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 63Set 3: 6Denys MolchanovSets won: 1Set 1: 63Set 2: 7Set 3: 2
- ShanghaiRound of 32 · 5 Sept 2012HardYuichi SugitaSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Denys MolchanovSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 1
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.