Olivier Rochus vs Marat Safin — Halle Round of 16
Halle · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 June 2006
grass
Rochus O.4-6 6-4 6-1
Safin M.
Rochus O.
4662
Safin M.
6411
Olivier Rochus defeated Marat Safin 4-6 6-4 6-1 in the Halle round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's final. Olivier Rochus narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.
Key context
- Match story: Olivier Rochus dropped the opening set before beating Marat Safin 4–6 6–4 6–1.
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 |
| 2006-02-27 | Dubai | R16 | hard | Olivier Rochus | 7-6(5) 6-4 |
| 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-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 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
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 45%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Rochus O.
6-727-697-65
Vliegen K.
Mayer F.
6-36-756-4
Haas T.
Soderling R.
7-56-4
Berdych T.
Santoro F.
7-57-63
R16
Berdych T.
Novak J.
6-36-757-5
Rochus O.
Safin M.
4-66-46-1
Federer R.
Gasquet R.
7-676-776-4
Haas T.
Seppi A.
6-16-2
Vliegen K.
Chiudinelli M.
7-646-0
Soderling R.
Pavel A.
4-66-36-0
Santoro F.
Clement A.
6-47-62
Mayer F.
Nieminen J.
6-43-66-4
R32
Safin M.
Serra F.
7-646-3
Pavel A.
Baghdatis M.
7-656-3
Soderling R.
Schuettler R.
6-37-63
Seppi A.
Sanguinetti D.
7-6127-5
Haas T.
Simon G.
6-47-5
Vliegen K.
Wawrinka S.
6-26-3
Chiudinelli M.
Rochus C.
6-36-4
Santoro F.
Youzhny M.
7-646-2
Clement A.
Pless K.
7-56-3
Berdych T.
Becker B.
6-46-3
Novak J.
Pashanski B.
7-56-2
Mayer F.
Phau B.
7-51-67-68
Nieminen J.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-636-4
Federer R.
Bopanna R.
7-646-2
Gasquet R.
Bastl G.
6-26-3
Rochus O.
Waske A.
2-66-46-3