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: 135 matches, compared with every Challenger on clay
Won by the lower-ranked playerIn line with the tour
39%39%Won by the bookmakers’ underdogThe odds hold up better
26%33%Won from a set downThe first set decides more often
16%19%Go to a deciding setFewer deciding sets
32%36%Tiebreaks per setMore tiebreaks
0.150.13Minutes per setLonger sets
47 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 ProMain draw, last 10 seasons: 135 matches, compared with every Challenger on clay
Won by the lower-ranked playerIn line with the tour
39%39%Won by the bookmakers’ underdogThe odds hold up better
26%33%Won from a set downThe first set decides more often
16%19%Go to a deciding setFewer deciding sets
32%36%Tiebreaks per setMore tiebreaks
0.150.13Minutes per setLonger sets
47 min45 minAces per match
ProService games held
ProThis event Challengers on clay
