Olivier Rochus vs Marat Safin — Dubai Round of 16
Dubai · ATP · Round of 16
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2006
hard
Rochus O.7-6 6-4
Safin M.
Rochus O.
7762
Safin M.
654–
Olivier Rochus defeated Marat Safin 7-6 6-4 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's round of 32. Olivier Rochus narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.
Key context
- Match story: Olivier Rochus edged Marat Safin in two tight sets (7–6 6–4).
Head to head
2–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-08-28 | US Open | R32 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-3 6-2 6-3 |
| 2006-06-12 | Halle | R16 | grass | Olivier Rochus | 4-6 6-4 6-1 |
| 2005-06-06 | Halle | QF | grass | Marat Safin | 6-4 7-6(4) |
| 2005-01-17 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Marat Safin | 4-6 7-6(1) 7-6(5) 7-6(2) |
| 2004-04-19 | Monte Carlo Masters | R64 | clay | Marat Safin | 4-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 2003-01-06 | Sydney | R32 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2002-06-24 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Olivier Rochus | 6-2 6-4 3-6 7-6(1) |
| 2002-05-27 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Marat Safin | 4-6 6-2 3-6 6-3 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Safin M.
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 season1st serve in·Even
62%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
60%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.6
8.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 178). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 76%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Vik R.
6-36-2
Youzhny M.
Rochus O.
6-36-1
Schuettler R.
Phau B.
6-46-1
Nadal R.
Henman T.
7-616-1
R16
Nadal R.
El Aynaoui Y.
W/O
Phau B.
Agassi A.
7-57-5
Federer R.
Ghareeb M.
7-656-4
Vik R.
Berdych T.
3-67-656-2
Rochus O.
Safin M.
7-656-4
Henman T.
Stepanek R.
7-52-67-63
Youzhny M.
Andreev I.
6-17-64
Schuettler R.
Klec I.
7-56-4
R32
Safin M.
Davydenko N.
4-66-26-2
Nadal R.
Mathieu P.
6-756-16-2
El Aynaoui Y.
Moodie W.
6-46-4
Henman T.
Lopez F.
6-27-66
Stepanek R.
Van Lottum J.
6-37-66
Agassi A.
Rusedski G.
7-646-0
Phau B.
Galimberti G.
5-76-36-2
Klec I.
Bracciali D.
6-46-4
Schuettler R.
Ferrer D.
6-23-67-5
Youzhny M.
Hrbaty D.
7-51-66-4
Andreev I.
Seppi A.
7-651-66-4
Rochus O.
Santoro F.
6-46-1
Berdych T.
Rochus C.
6-46-2
Vik R.
Tipsarevic J.
6-26-4
Ghareeb M.
Awadhy O.
7-646-2
Federer R.
Wawrinka S.
7-636-3