Rafael Amaral vs Paul Popoaca, Bucharest 2026, Qualifying R1
Final score
Final
6-2 6-3Venue and conditions
Tenis Club BucureștiBucharest, ROUCourt 3
ClayCourt speed4.2 vs last year87.8Very 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 worksConditionsClear
Head to head
1Amaral
0Popoaca
1 meeting- BucharestQualifying R1 · 23 AugClayThis matchRafael AmaralSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Paul PopoacaSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3
Form and path
Rafael Amaral0–6
AradClay
Targu JiuClay
Paul Popoaca1–5
Targu JiuClay
BacauClay
SloboziaClay
BucharestClay
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.