Alexander Donski vs David Pichler, Heraklion 2019, Round of 16
Final score
Final
Pichler won in 3 sets · 2h 11m
1–2
Set 14–6
Set 26–0
Set 34–6
Venue and conditions
Lyttos Beach Sports CenterAnissaras, GRE
Outdoor hardCourt speed5.7 vs last year88.9Very 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 11m6Aces2
4Double faults1
46Service points won43
13Service games played13
9Service games won8
13Return games played13
4/850%Break points saved67%10/15
5/1533%Break points converted50%4/8
Head to head
2Donski
1Pichler
3 meetingsHard 1–1Clay 1–0
- HeraklionRound of 16 · 5 Dec 2019HardThis matchDavid PichlerSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 0Set 3: 6Alexander DonskiSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
- DobrichQualifying R2 · 19 Aug 2024ClayAlexander DonskiSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6David PichlerSets won: 0Set 1: 66Set 2: 4
- JohannesburgSemifinal · 28 Sept 2019HardAlexander DonskiSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 64Set 3: 6David PichlerSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 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.