Olivier Rochus defeated Albert Costa 6-3 3-6 7-6 in the Hamburg round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Olivier Rochus came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Olivier Rochus extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Rochus O. came through in three sets.
Rochus O. and Costa A. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Rochus O. went 1–4 (20%) against them, Costa A. 3–1 (75%). Costa A. came out better against 2 of 3 comparable opponents, Rochus O. against 0.
Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
Clay: Rochus O. leads 2–0 · Hard: level 1–1