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: 27 matches, compared with every ITF event on hard
Won by the lower-ranked playerIn line with the tour
33%33%Won by the bookmakers’ underdogUpsets by the odds more often
31%26%Won from a set downIn line with the tour
15%15%Go to a deciding setIn line with the tour
30%28%Tiebreaks per setIn line with the tour
0.100.12Minutes per setIn line with the tour
46 min45 minAces per match
ProService games held
ProThis event ITF on hard
