Tennis Owl
Events · 2022
Delray Beach Open tennis statsATP 250HARD
How this court played, and how the numbers compare with the tour average on hard.
Surface speed index
0.72
SlowMeasured from how the week actually played — ace and service-hold rates against what the same players produce elsewhere — so it carries altitude, humidity, ball choice and session conditions the court's own rating cannot see.
Altitude
9 m
Thinner air speeds the ball through the court.
Event averages
Defensive grinder
70%14W-6L
Big-serving baseliner
63%32W-19L
Pure big server
56%15W-12L
Solid returner
52%28W-26L
Boom-or-bust aggressor
50%17W-17L
Offensive counterpuncher
50%28W-28L
Power baseliner
47%27W-30L
Solid server
44%11W-14L
Share of matches won by the underdog at each round.
Since 2020 · 189 matches
Early rounds
Favourites mostly hold in the first week
1ST 16% · 2ND 20%. Combined 25 underdog winners in 140 matches.
Quarter-finals
QF is the peak
18% of QF matches (5 of 28). 5 PP below the tour rate for this round.
Closing out
Favourites close it in the final
SF 21% · FINAL 0%. 3 underdog winners in 21 closing matches.
Playing styles
Defensive grinder win as dogs
55% when priced as the underdog (6–5). Also: Boom-or-bust aggressor 38% (8–13); Offensive counterpuncher 35% (9–17).
Closing decimal price · winner and beaten favourite
Paul T.1.15Final score6-2 6-2
Davidovich Fokina A.5.53Fritz T.1.19Final score7-6 7-6
Final score4-6 6-2 6-2
Mmoh M.4.01
Shapovalov D.1.29Final score7-5 3-6 6-3
Final score7-6 6-1
Most recent first. Filled marker is a first title at this event.
6 of 7 shown
KordaCurrentbeat Paul6-4 6-3
Kecmanovicbeat Davidovich Fokina3-6 6-1 7-5Fritzbeat Paul6-2 6-3Fritzbeat Kecmanovic6-0 5-7 6-2
Norriebeat Opelka7-6 7-6
Hurkaczbeat Korda6-3 6-3What players said about the court, the ball and the heat this year. Each note carries the session it came from.
Court feel
2025Said he played knowing the balls were very heavy
Court pace
2025Said the slow conditions meant working extra hard for points
Ball behaviour
2025Said the ball felt heavier than the previous week's, blunting his attacking game
Nishioka
Heat and humidity
2025Said skipping clay for hard courts didn't bring easier conditions; the heat and humidity felt just as tough, and the surface isn't forgiving of missed shots
Court feel
2024Described brutal, windy conditions that undermined string tension and shot control
Thompson
Court pace
2023Said slow conditions made for a long battle requiring extra effort per point
Court feel
2023Complained the balls were bad and very heavy
Nishioka
Court pace
2023Said the wind made the court tricky to adjust to early in a match
Night sessions
2022Said years of experience there helped him adjust to the day-night speed difference
Johnson
Night sessions
2022Noted a big difference between day and night conditions
Recurring themes