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.
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksKnow how fast this court plays before the first serve
See it with ProBeat Di Mauro in 3 setsTook over from Cilic
2011 Final
Main draw, last 10 seasons: 27 matches, compared with every Challenger on clay
Won by the lower-ranked playerMore upsets than usual
48%39%Won by the bookmakers’ underdogUpsets by the odds more often
40%33%Won from a set downThe first set decides more often
12%19%Go to a deciding setFewer deciding sets
24%36%Tiebreaks per setFewer tiebreaks
0.090.13Minutes per setQuicker sets
40 min45 minAces per match
ProService games held
ProThis event Challengers on clay
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.
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksKnow how fast this court plays before the first serve
See it with ProBeat Di Mauro in 3 setsTook over from Cilic
2011 Final
Main draw, last 10 seasons: 27 matches, compared with every Challenger on clay
Won by the lower-ranked playerMore upsets than usual
48%39%Won by the bookmakers’ underdogUpsets by the odds more often
40%33%Won from a set downThe first set decides more often
12%19%Go to a deciding setFewer deciding sets
24%36%Tiebreaks per setFewer tiebreaks
0.090.13Minutes per setQuicker sets
40 min45 minAces per match
ProService games held
ProThis event Challengers on clay
