Philip Bester vs Clay Thompson, Vancouver 2014, Qualifying R1
Final score
Final
6-3 7-5Venue and conditions
Hollyburn Country ClubWest Vancouver, CAN
Outdoor hardCourt speed1.3 vs last year100.9Average
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
1h 17m5Aces4
6Double faults2
37Service points won39
11Service games played10
6Service games won8
10Return games played11
3/838%Break points saved71%5/7
2/729%Break points converted63%5/8
Head to head
2Bester
1Thompson
3 meetings- VancouverQualifying R1 · 26 Jul 2014HardThis matchClay ThompsonSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Philip BesterSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 5
- Los AngelesSemifinal · 9 Jan 2016HardPhilip BesterSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Clay ThompsonSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
- SacramentoQualifying R1 · 27 Sept 2014HardPhilip BesterSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Clay ThompsonSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
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.