Olivier Rochus vs Rafael Nadal — Mallorca Round of 16

Mallorca · ATP · Round of 16
BEL
Olivier Rochus
45 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 April 2002
grass
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rochus O.
6-2 6-2
Nadal R.
Rochus O.
662
Nadal R.
22–

Olivier Rochus defeated Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-2 in the Mallorca round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Olivier Rochus claimed a first win over Rafael Nadal in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-03-04Davis Cup WG R1: BEL vs ESPRRhardRafael Nadal6-4 6-2
2006-02-13MarseilleR32hardRafael Nadal4-6 6-2 7-5
2005-04-11Monte Carlo MastersR16clayRafael Nadal6-1 6-2
2004-03-01DubaiR16hardRafael Nadal6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Rochus O.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Nadal R.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Rochus O.

Serve advantage — Nadal R.

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
Rochus O.Nadal R.
1st serve in·Even
62%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
56%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
36%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.6
4.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Rochus O.Nadal R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
97
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
100
Break points won·Dominant
47
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
48
99

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Gaudio G.
Nieminen J.
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Gaudio G.
Calleri A.
4-66-36-2
Nieminen J.
Zabaleta M.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Zabaleta M.
Sanchez D.
7-56-3
Nieminen J.
Hrbaty D.
6-47-62
Gaudio G.
Kuerten G.
7-56-0
Calleri A.
Rochus O.
6-30-66-1
R16
Gaudio G.
Pioline C.
6-16-3
Kuerten G.
Norman M.
6-15-76-3
Nieminen J.
Blanco G.
6-06-3
Sanchez D.
Montanes A.
7-656-4
Zabaleta M.
Bachelot J.
4-67-56-0
Rochus O.
Nadal R.
6-26-2
Calleri A.
Balcells J.
6-36-1
Hrbaty D.
Rochus C.
6-46-4
R32
Hrbaty D.
Coria G.
6-01-0
Rochus O.
Schalken S.
6-23-67-5
Zabaleta M.
Portas A.
6-16-4
Bachelot J.
Radic M.
6-46-2
Sanchez D.
Srichaphan P.
6-26-4
Montanes A.
Russell M.
6-757-656-4
Nieminen J.
Sa A.
6-16-2
Blanco G.
Lee H.
6-36-3
Rochus C.
Pless K.
7-672-66-2
Calleri A.
Hipfl M.
6-06-2
Balcells J.
Dupuis A.
7-56-4
Nadal R.
Delgado R.
6-46-4
Gaudio G.
Vicente F.
0-66-36-2
Pioline C.
Acasuso J.
6-36-746-4
Norman M.
Ferrando M.
6-36-4
Kuerten G.
Davydenko N.
6-26-3