Yannick Mertens vs Axel Michon, Mestre 2017, Round of 32
Final score
Final
Michon won in 3 sets · 2h 49m
1–2
Set 14–6
Set 27–64
Set 35–7
Venue and conditions
Tennis Club MestreVenice, ITA
ClayCourt speed3.1 vs last year90.1Very 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 49m2Aces1
5Double faults7
64Service points won64
17Service games played17
9Service games won11
17Return games played17
14/2264%Break points saved63%10/16
6/1638%Break points converted36%8/22
Head to head
1Mertens
2Michon
3 meetings- MestreRound of 32 · 23 May 2017ClayThis matchAxel MichonSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 64Set 3: 7Yannick MertensSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 5
- Alphen Aan Den RijnRound of 32 · 2 Sept 2014ClayAxel MichonSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Yannick MertensSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1
- KatowiceRound of 16 · 2011ClayYannick MertensSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Axel MichonSets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 3
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.