Nicolas Escude vs Hicham Arazi — Doha Quarter-final

Doha · ATP · Quarter-final
FRA
Nicolas Escude
50 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 January 2001
hard
MAR
Hicham Arazi
52 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Escude N.
6-3 6-1
Arazi H.
Escude N.
662
Arazi H.
31–

Nicolas Escude defeated Hicham Arazi 6-3 6-1 in the Doha quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Hicham Arazi came in defending last year's round of 32. Nicolas Escude extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-01-28MilanR16carpetNicolas Escude6-1 6-3
2000-01-17Australian OpenR16hardHicham Arazi6-4 6-3 7-6(7)
1998-08-24Long IslandR16hardNicolas Escude6-3 3-6 6-3
1998-05-25Roland GarrosR64clayHicham Arazi6-3 6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Escude N.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Arazi H.

Arazi H.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Escude N.

Serve advantage — Escude N.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Escude N.Arazi H.
1st serve in·Even
57%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.2
3.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (140 vs 161). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
20°CClear
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 29%

Draw

Final
Rios M.
Ulihrach B.
6-32-66-3
El Aynaoui Y.
Mantilla F.
4-66-26-2
Semi-finals
Ulihrach B.
Escude N.
3-67-57-67
Rios M.
Voltchkov V.
6-16-3
Mantilla F.
Ulihrach B.
6-36-1
El Aynaoui Y.
Schuettler R.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Rios M.
Vicente F.
7-647-5
Voltchkov V.
Kiefer N.
6-26-1
Escude N.
Arazi H.
6-36-1
Ulihrach B.
Kafelnikov Y.
1-67-656-4
Mantilla F.
Stepanek R.
6-36-3
Ulihrach B.
Vicente F.
6-16-1
Schuettler R.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-56-4
El Aynaoui Y.
Novak J.
7-626-4
R16
Voltchkov V.
Mirnyi M.
4-66-37-5
Kiefer N.
Calatrava A.
6-07-62
Escude N.
Boutter J.
6-36-4
Ulihrach B.
Rosset M.
6-26-3
Vicente F.
Schalken S.
6-15-76-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Jonsson F.
6-37-63
Rios M.
Pozzi G.
6-26-2
Arazi H.
Di Pasquale A.
6-47-5
Novak J.
Dupuis A.
7-56-4
Schuettler R.
Montanes A.
6-36-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Davydenko N.
6-746-46-4
Ulihrach B.
Bjorkman J.
6-27-62
El Aynaoui Y.
Squillari F.
6-26-2
Vicente F.
Knowle J.
6-36-4
Stepanek R.
Ivanisevic G.
7-646-2
Mantilla F.
Ogorodov O.
7-606-4
R32
Boutter J.
Ivanisevic G.
6-46-4
Rios M.
Zimonjic N.
6-43-66-1
Vicente F.
Schuettler R.
6-47-65
Schalken S.
Alami K.
6-36-1
Mirnyi M.
Prinosil D.
7-646-4
Calatrava A.
Koubek S.
7-54-66-4
Kiefer N.
Bjorkman J.
4-66-17-5
Voltchkov V.
Gaudio G.
3-66-26-3
Pozzi G.
Santoro F.
1-66-37-63
Arazi H.
Portas A.
7-656-4
Di Pasquale A.
Zabaleta M.
6-16-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Clavet F.
6-26-2
Jonsson F.
Sanguinetti D.
7-56-3
Ulihrach B.
Coutelot N.
6-24-67-5
Rosset M.
Khalfan S.
6-36-2
Escude N.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-17-64
Stepanek R.
Rochus C.
7-656-3
Mantilla F.
Caratti C.
6-16-1
Knowle J.
Portas A.
6-41-67-60
Vicente F.
Alami K.
6-26-2
Ivanisevic G.
Koubek S.
6-43-66-3
Ogorodov O.
Al Khulaifi N.
6-16-2
Davydenko N.
Youzhny M.
6-46-2
Schuettler R.
Nieminen J.
6-36-2
Novak J.
Hipfl M.
3-66-36-2
Dupuis A.
Gaudenzi A.
6-36-3
Squillari F.
Sargsian S.
6-06-2
El Aynaoui Y.
Pioline C.
7-626-4
Ulihrach B.
Blanco G.
6-26-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Vacek D.
7-606-4
Bjorkman J.
Vacek J.
6-46-726-3
Montanes A.
Sanchez D.
6-36-2