Vasek Pospisil vs Yosuke Watanuki, Busan 2018, Semifinal
Final score
Final
Pospisil won in 3 sets · 2h 5m
2–1
Set 16–3
Set 23–6
Set 36–4
Venue and conditions
Spo1 Park Tennis CourtBusan, KOR
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.6 vs last year95.0Slow
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 5m1Aces4
2Double faults4
56Service points won64
14Service games played14
12Service games won11
14Return games played14
1/333%Break points saved77%10/13
3/1323%Break points converted67%2/3
Head to head
2Pospisil
0Watanuki
2 meetings- BusanSemifinal · 19 May 2018HardThis matchVasek PospisilSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Yosuke WatanukiSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
- TokyoQualifying R1 · 30 Sept 2017HardVasek PospisilSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Yosuke WatanukiSets won: 0Set 1: 65Set 2: 65
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.