Ivo Karlovic vs Christopher O'Connell, Houston 2019, Semifinal
Final score
Final
Karlovic won in 3 sets · 1h 34m
2–1
Set 16–75
Set 26–3
Set 36–4
Venue and conditions
George R. Brown Tennis CenterHouston, USA
Outdoor hardCourt speed2.8 vs last year92.3Slow
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
1h 34m18Aces7
5Double faults2
67Service points won59
16Service games played15
16Service games won13
15Return games played16
0/0Break points saved60%3/5
2/540%Break points converted0/0
Head to head
1Karlovic
0O'Connell
1 meeting- HoustonSemifinal · 16 Nov 2019HardThis matchIvo KarlovicSets won: 2Set 1: 65Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Christopher O'ConnellSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 4
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.