Ivo Karlovic vs Olivier Rochus — Rotterdam Round of 32

Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 32
CRO
Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2008
hard
BEL
Olivier Rochus
45 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Karlovic I.
6-1 6-2
Rochus O.
Karlovic I.
662
Rochus O.
12–

Ivo Karlovic defeated Olivier Rochus 6-1 6-2 in the Rotterdam round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Olivier Rochus came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Ivo Karlovic claimed a first win over Olivier Rochus in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-06-13NottinghamQFgrassOlivier Rochus7-6(0) 6-7(3) 6-4
2005-03-21Miami MastersR128hardOlivier Rochus5-7 7-6(5) 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Karlovic I.serving96% hold

wins 76% of points on serve vs Rochus O.

Rochus O.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Karlovic I.

Serve-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 season
Karlovic I.Rochus O.
1st serve in·Even
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
83%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
51%
Service points won·Clear edge
73%
60%
Return points won·Slight edge
27%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
71%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
20.9
1.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 174). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Karlovic I.Rochus O.
Clutch Rating·Even
56
54
Break points saved·Clear edge
98
85
Break points won·Dominant
0
47
Deciding sets·Clear edge
83
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
76
48

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
2°CPartly cloudy
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 89%

Draw

Final
Llodra M.
Soderling R.
6-736-37-64
Semi-finals
Soderling R.
Simon G.
6-26-1
Llodra M.
Karlovic I.
7-57-64
Quarter-finals
Llodra M.
Haase R.
7-657-65
Soderling R.
Seppi A.
6-36-2
Karlovic I.
Zverev M.
6-36-1
Simon G.
Gabashvili T.
6-36-2
R16
Simon G.
Tipsarevic J.
7-647-64
Zverev M.
Ferrer D.
6-27-5
Karlovic I.
Berdych T.
6-46-4
Gabashvili T.
Mahut N.
6-27-67
Soderling R.
Verdasco F.
6-46-1
Llodra M.
Davydenko N.
6-37-5
Seppi A.
Nadal R.
3-66-36-4
Haase R.
Berrer M.
5-76-36-3
R32
Haase R.
Murray A.
7-56-3
Nadal R.
Tursunov D.
6-46-4
Berdych T.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-3
Seppi A.
Hewitt L.
3-67-647-64
Berrer M.
Bachinger M.
6-36-2
Tipsarevic J.
Youzhny M.
7-636-4
Simon G.
Lopez F.
6-36-4
Llodra M.
Sluiter R.
6-17-66
Davydenko N.
Hernych J.
6-36-3
Ferrer D.
Bolelli S.
6-47-5
Zverev M.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-57-5
Verdasco F.
Nieminen J.
6-26-2
Soderling R.
Baghdatis M.
6-33-66-4
Mahut N.
Robredo T.
7-56-4
Gabashvili T.
Ferrero J.
7-56-1
Karlovic I.
Rochus O.
6-16-2