Tomislav Brkic vs Alex De Minaur, Rome 2017, Qualifying R2
Final score
Final
Brkic won in 3 sets · 2h 15m
2–1
Set 16–4
Set 23–6
Set 36–2
Venue and conditions
Tennis Club GardenRome, ITA
ClayCourt speed1.8 vs last year90.5Very slow
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 15m2Aces4
5Double faults1
55Service points won55
13Service games played14
11Service games won10
14Return games played13
7/978%Break points saved69%9/13
4/1331%Break points converted22%2/9
Head to head
1Brkic
1Minaur
2 meetings- RomeQualifying R2 · 7 May 2017ClayThis matchTomislav BrkicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Alex De MinaurSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 2
- PegueraRound of 16 · 10 Feb 2016ClayAlex De MinaurSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Tomislav BrkicSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 5
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.