Nicolas Escude vs Tim Henman — Rotterdam Final
Rotterdam · ATP · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2002
hard
Escude N.3-6 7-6 6-4
Henman T.
Escude N.
37962
Henman T.
66741
Nicolas Escude defeated Tim Henman 3-6 7-6 6-4 in the Rotterdam final on hard. The result followed the form book — Nicolas Escude came in leading the head-to-head 5–4, defending the title. Nicolas Escude extended the head-to-head to 6–4.
Key context
- Match story: Nicolas Escude dropped the opening set before beating Tim Henman 3–6 7–6 6–4.
Head to head
5–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-03-17 | Miami Masters | R64 | hard | Nicolas Escude | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2002-10-28 | Paris Masters | R16 | hard | Nicolas Escude | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2002-10-21 | Basel | R16 | hard | Tim Henman | 1-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 2002-05-13 | Hamburg Masters | R64 | clay | Tim Henman | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2002-03-11 | Indian Wells Masters | R32 | hard | Tim Henman | 6-2 7-6(4) |
| 2001-02-19 | Rotterdam | R16 | hard | Nicolas Escude | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2000-01-03 | Adelaide | QF | hard | Nicolas Escude | 6-3 6-1 |
| 1999-09-27 | Toulouse | R16 | hard | Nicolas Escude | 6-4 6-2 |
| 1998-09-14 | Tashkent | SF | hard | Tim Henman | 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks
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 season1st serve in·Even
59%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
61%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.7
5.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.7
3.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (89 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
7°COvercast
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 84%
Draw
Final
Escude N.
Henman T.
3-67-676-4
Quarter-finals
Grosjean S.
Clement A.
7-686-3
Henman T.
Ulihrach B.
7-56-3
Ljubicic I.
Heuberger I.
6-33-66-3
Escude N.
Federer R.
3-67-687-5
R16
Federer R.
Enqvist T.
W/O
Clement A.
Johansson T.
6-26-3
Escude N.
Robredo T.
6-16-2
Grosjean S.
Lee M.
6-06-2
Henman T.
Santoro F.
7-54-67-5
Ulihrach B.
Safin M.
1-66-36-2
Heuberger I.
Mirnyi M.
7-626-2
Ljubicic I.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-644-66-3
R32
Grosjean S.
Sluiter R.
7-6107-65
Lee M.
Schalken S.
7-607-60
Safin M.
Hrbaty D.
7-647-64
Ljubicic I.
Siemerink J.
6-767-667-67
Mirnyi M.
Novak J.
6-36-2
Henman T.
Kiefer N.
6-26-2
Santoro F.
Verkerk M.
1-66-36-4
Ulihrach B.
Kratochvil M.
3-67-56-2
Johansson T.
Arazi H.
6-46-4
Heuberger I.
Ivanisevic G.
7-636-4
Federer R.
Van Lottum J.
6-36-4
Enqvist T.
Pavel A.
6-26-3
Clement A.
Rusedski G.
6-37-64
Kafelnikov Y.
Boutter J.
6-37-5
Robredo T.
Youzhny M.
6-26-4
Escude N.
Ferrero J.
5-76-16-0