Sjeng Schalken vs Nicolas Escude — Moscow Quarter-final

Moscow · ATP · Quarter-final
NED
Sjeng Schalken
49 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 September 2002
hard
FRA
Nicolas Escude
50 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWLL
Schalken S.
6-4 6-7 6-3
Escude N.
Schalken S.
66462
Escude N.
47731

Sjeng Schalken defeated Nicolas Escude 6-4 6-7 6-3 in the Moscow quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Escude came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 32. Sjeng Schalken claimed a first win over Nicolas Escude in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Sjeng Schalken closed it out in three sets, 6–4 6–7 6–3.

Head to head

0–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-03-08Indian Wells MastersR64hardNicolas Escude6-3 6-2
2002-03-11Indian Wells MastersR64hardNicolas Escude6-3 6-0
2001-09-21Davis Cup WG SF: NED vs FRARRcarpetNicolas Escude6-7(3) 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(4) 8-6
1998-09-14TashkentR16hardNicolas Escude6-4 7-6(7)

Serve vs return

This season
Schalken S.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Escude N.

Escude N.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Schalken S.

Even serve battle

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
Schalken S.Escude N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
69%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.8
7.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 89). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Mathieu P.
Schalken S.
4-66-26-0
Semi-finals
Schalken S.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-26-4
Mathieu P.
Safin M.
7-636-4
Quarter-finals
Mathieu P.
Schuettler R.
4-66-26-3
Kafelnikov Y.
Saulnier C.
6-37-5
Safin M.
Federer R.
7-56-4
Schalken S.
Escude N.
6-46-746-3
R16
Kafelnikov Y.
Kiefer N.
6-46-2
Saulnier C.
Ulihrach B.
6-36-2
Escude N.
Ljubicic I.
7-656-4
Schuettler R.
Bjorkman J.
6-16-3
Mathieu P.
Novak J.
4-66-36-4
Federer R.
Nieminen J.
6-16-4
Safin M.
Sa A.
7-634-67-5
Schalken S.
Ferreira W.
7-56-0
R32
Ulihrach B.
Johansson T.
7-657-62
Novak J.
Youzhny M.
6-43-66-3
Nieminen J.
Rios M.
7-653-67-64
Safin M.
Meligeni F.
6-47-64
Federer R.
Golovanov D.
6-06-1
Mathieu P.
Robredo T.
6-747-56-2
Bjorkman J.
Mirnyi M.
4-67-56-2
Schuettler R.
Nalbandian D.
7-666-4
Schalken S.
Rosset M.
3-66-36-4
Ferreira W.
Vicente F.
7-686-4
Ljubicic I.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-46-3
Escude N.
Costa A.
7-53-66-1
Saulnier C.
Sanguinetti D.
6-46-1
Kiefer N.
Stoliarov A.
6-16-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Voltchkov V.
4-66-37-64
Sa A.
Kratochvil M.
3-67-56-4