Rafael Nadal vs Olivier Rochus — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · ATP · Round of 16
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 March 2004
hard
BEL
Olivier Rochus
45 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nadal R.
6-3 7-5
Rochus O.
Nadal R.
672
Rochus O.
35–

Rafael Nadal defeated Olivier Rochus 6-3 7-5 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Rafael Nadal closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

3–1
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
2002-04-29MallorcaR16grassOlivier Rochus6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Rochus O.

Rochus O.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

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
Nadal R.Rochus O.
1st serve in·Even
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
60%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
36%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.4
1.6
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
Nadal R.Rochus O.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
97
54
Break points saved·Clear edge
100
85
Break points won·Dominant
99
47
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
48

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
25°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 45%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Lopez F.
4-66-16-2
Semi-finals
Lopez F.
Youzhny M.
6-44-66-4
Federer R.
Nieminen J.
7-676-2
Quarter-finals
Lopez F.
Ljubicic I.
6-47-64
Youzhny M.
Nadal R.
6-21-66-1
Nieminen J.
Schalken S.
6-36-3
Federer R.
Pavel A.
6-36-3
R16
Youzhny M.
Van Scheppingen D.
6-47-5
Nadal R.
Rochus O.
6-37-5
Nieminen J.
Carraz G.
7-636-3
Schalken S.
Santoro F.
5-76-46-4
Lopez F.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-36-4
Ljubicic I.
Srichaphan P.
7-664-67-5
Federer R.
Robredo T.
6-36-4
Pavel A.
Zib T.
7-51-66-1
R32
Srichaphan P.
Hrbaty D.
4-3
Federer R.
Safin M.
7-627-64
Pavel A.
Ulihrach B.
6-12-67-5
Youzhny M.
Coria G.
4-66-36-4
Van Scheppingen D.
Ghareeb M.
7-653-67-66
Nadal R.
Mirnyi M.
6-37-66
Lopez F.
Davydenko N.
6-46-3
Schalken S.
Sargsian S.
6-36-1
Rochus O.
Philippoussis M.
6-27-68
Kohlschreiber P.
Schuettler R.
3-66-46-4
Ljubicic I.
Dellacqua M.
6-33-66-4
Santoro F.
Martin A.
6-36-776-4
Carraz G.
Awadhy O.
6-06-0
Nieminen J.
Nalbandian D.
6-36-4
Zib T.
Henman T.
6-43-67-64
Robredo T.
Bjorkman J.
6-46-4