Jonas Merckx vs Giorgio Ricca, Sharm El Sheikh 2016, Quarterfinal

Final

Jonas Merckx

WinnerATP: 1434

Merckx won in 3 sets · 2h 49m

2–1

Set 15–7

Set 27–6⁴

Set 36–2

Giorgio Ricca

LostATP: 2089

SOHO Racket CenterSharm ElSheikh, EGY

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

1.098.7Average

ConditionsHistorical daily weather

29°CWarm

11km/hLight

40%Comfortable

36mSea level

Match stats

2h 49m

0Aces0

8Double faults1

55Service points won54

16Service games played16

10Service games won9

16Return games played16

2/825%Break points saved42%5/12

7/1258%Break points converted75%6/8

Head to head

1Merckx

0Ricca

1 meeting

Sharm El SheikhQuarterfinal · 18 Nov 2016HardThis match
Jonas Merckx
Sets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 7Set 3: 6
Giorgio Ricca
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 2

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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Jonas Merckx vs Giorgio Ricca, Sharm El Sheikh 2016, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

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