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 ProMain draw, last 10 seasons: 140 matches, compared with every Challenger on hard
Won by the lower-ranked playerIn line with the tour
40%39%Won by the bookmakers’ underdogUpsets by the odds more often
44%33%Won from a set downIn line with the tour
16%18%Go to a deciding setIn line with the tour
36%34%Tiebreaks per setFewer tiebreaks
0.140.16Minutes per setIn line with the tour
41 min42 minAces per match
ProService games held
ProThis event Challengers on hard
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 ProMain draw, last 10 seasons: 140 matches, compared with every Challenger on hard
Won by the lower-ranked playerIn line with the tour
40%39%Won by the bookmakers’ underdogUpsets by the odds more often
44%33%Won from a set downIn line with the tour
16%18%Go to a deciding setIn line with the tour
36%34%Tiebreaks per setFewer tiebreaks
0.140.16Minutes per setIn line with the tour
41 min42 minAces per match
ProService games held
ProThis event Challengers on hard
