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: 81 matches, compared with every Challenger on clay
Won by the lower-ranked playerFavourites hold up better
34%39%Won by the bookmakers’ underdogThe odds hold up better
24%33%Won from a set downMore comebacks than usual
25%19%Go to a deciding setFewer deciding sets
32%36%Tiebreaks per setIn line with the tour
0.150.13Minutes per setLonger sets
47 min45 minAces per match
ProService games held
ProThis event Challengers on clay
