Tim Henman vs Nicolas EscudeBasel Round of 16

Basel · ATP · Round of 16
51 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 October 2002
hard
50 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Henman T.
1-6 6-3 6-2
Escude N.
Henman T.
1662
Escude N.
6321

Tim Henman defeated Nicolas Escude 1-6 6-3 6-2 in the Basel round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Escude came in leading the head-to-head 6–3. Tim Henman narrowed the head-to-head to 6–4.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-03-17Miami MastersR64hardNicolas Escude6-3 6-4
2002-10-28Paris MastersR16hardNicolas Escude6-4 6-2
2002-05-13Hamburg MastersR64clayTim Henman6-4 6-2
2002-03-11Indian Wells MastersR32hardTim Henman6-2 7-6(4)
2002-02-18RotterdamFhardNicolas Escude3-6 7-6(7) 6-4
2001-02-19RotterdamR16hardNicolas Escude6-3 7-5
2000-01-03AdelaideQFhardNicolas Escude6-3 6-1
1999-09-27ToulouseR16hardNicolas Escude6-4 6-2
1998-09-14TashkentSFhardTim Henman3-6 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Henman T.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Escude N.

Escude N.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Henman T.

Serve-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 season
1st serve in·Even
60%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
65%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
62%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.4
7.7
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 89). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast