Marcus Willis vs Daniel Smethurst, Frinton 2015, Semifinal

FUTURES · Semifinal · Grass

Final

Marcus Willis

LostRank #1370

Smethurst won in 2 sets

0–2

Set 11–6

Set 23–6

Daniel Smethurst

WinnerRank #1482

Venue

Frinton-on-Sea Lawn Tennis Club

Frinton, GBR· Grass

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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Wind

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Humidity

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Temperature

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Altitude

4 m

Sea level

Head to head

2Willis

1Smethurst

3 meetings

Grass 0–1Clay 1–0Carpet 1–0

FrintonSemifinal · 2015GrassThis match
Daniel Smethurst
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Marcus Willis
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 3
EdinburghRound of 32 · 2012Clay
Marcus Willis
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Daniel Smethurst
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
Loughborough ChallengerQualifying R3 · 8 Nov 2010Carpet
Marcus Willis
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Daniel Smethurst
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1

Form and path

Marcus Willis2–4

Nottingham CHGrass

LQualifying R1
Brydan Klein
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Marcus Willis
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 3

Leon CHHard

LoughboroughHard

LRound of 32
Matthias Haim
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Marcus Willis
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

Daniel Smethurst2–4

WimbledonGrass

LQualifying R1
Calvin Hemery
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁸
Daniel Smethurst
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 6⁶

Surbiton CHGrass

Manchester CHGrass

Drummondville CHHard

LQualifying R3
Winston Lin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Daniel Smethurst
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 1

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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Marcus Willis vs Daniel Smethurst, Frinton 2015, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

Match research