Philip Bester vs Clay Thompson, Los Angeles 2016, Semifinal

Final

Philip Bester

WinnerATP: 1896

Bester won in 2 sets · 1h 10m

2–0

Set 16–3

Set 26–3

Clay Thompson

LostATP: 1770

David X. Marks Tennis StadiumLos Angeles, USA

Outdoor 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.

How court speed works

95.8Slow

ConditionsHistorical daily weather

13°CMild

7km/hLight

82%Humid

56mLow

Match stats

1h 10m

6Aces3

2Double faults3

36Service points won27

9Service games played9

8Service games won5

9Return games played9

2/367%Break points saved33%2/6

4/667%Break points converted33%1/3

Head to head

2Bester

1Thompson

3 meetings

Los AngelesSemifinal · 9 Jan 2016HardThis match
Philip Bester
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Clay Thompson
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
SacramentoQualifying R1 · 27 Sept 2014Hard
Philip Bester
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Clay Thompson
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
VancouverQualifying R1 · 26 Jul 2014Hard
Clay Thompson
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Philip Bester
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 5

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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Philip Bester vs Clay Thompson, Los Angeles 2016, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research