Fabrice Santoro vs Christophe RochusDoha Round of 16

Doha · ATP · Round of 16
53 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 1 January 2003 ·
hard
47 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Santoro F.
7-5 6-7 7-5
Rochus C.
Santoro F.
76872
Rochus C.
571051

Fabrice Santoro defeated Christophe Rochus 7-5 6-7 7-5 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Fabrice Santoro came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's quarter-final. Fabrice Santoro extended the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-09-21MetzR32hardChristophe Rochus0-6 6-4 7-6
2009-05-25Roland GarrosR128clayChristophe Rochus6-3 6-1 3-6 6-4
2007-03-19Miami MastersR128hardFabrice Santoro5-7 7-5 6-2
2002-12-30DohaR16hardFabrice Santoro7-5 6-7 7-5
2002-07-22SopotR16clayChristophe Rochus4-6 6-3 7-5
2001-02-09Davis Cup WG R1: BEL vs FRARRclayFabrice Santoro6-4 6-4
1999-09-24Davis Cup WG SF: FRA vs BELRRcarpetFabrice Santoro7-5 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
64%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
46%
Service points won·Even
61%
57%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.2
1.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.8
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
34
12
Break points saved·Dominant
61
32
Break points won·Slight edge
45
37
Deciding sets·Clear edge
51
35
Tiebreaks·Even
60
62

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw