Niels Desein vs Nico Mertens, Middelkerke 2017, Round of 16

FUTURES · Round of 16 · Clay · Wed 6 Sept

Final

Niels Desein

LostRank #1456

Mertens won in 3 sets · 2h 18m

1–2

Set 11–6

Set 26–1

Set 36–7²

Nico Mertens

WinnerRank #2025

Venue

Venue not available

Clay

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

31 km/h

Fresh

Humidity

69%

Moderate

Temperature

18°C

Mild

Altitude

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No reading

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 18m

5Aces1

5Double faults3

47Service points won62

13Service games played13

9Service games won9

13Return games played13

3/743%Break points saved60%6/10

4/1040%Break points converted57%4/7

Head to head

0Desein

1Mertens

1 meeting

MiddelkerkeRound of 16 · 6 Sept 2017ClayThis match
Nico Mertens
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 7⁷
Niels Desein
Sets won: 1Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 6²

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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Niels Desein vs Nico Mertens, Middelkerke 2017, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

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