Olivier Rochus vs Stefan Koubek — Zagreb Round of 16

Zagreb · ATP · Round of 16
BEL
Olivier Rochus
45 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 February 2008
hard
AUT
Stefan Koubek
49 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWW
Rochus O.
6-2 6-4
Koubek S.
Rochus O.
662
Koubek S.
24–

Olivier Rochus defeated Stefan Koubek 6-2 6-4 in the Zagreb round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Stefan Koubek came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Olivier Rochus narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-09-19Davis Cup WG PO: AUT vs BELRRclayStefan Koubek6-7(4) 6-2 7-5 4-6 6-3
2003-02-17RotterdamR32hardOlivier Rochus6-2 6-1
2001-04-23AtlantaR32hardStefan Koubek6-3 4-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Rochus O.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Koubek S.

Koubek S.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Rochus O.

Even serve battle

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
Rochus O.Koubek S.
1st serve in·Even
62%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
60%
61%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.6
4.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 33). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Rochus O.Koubek S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
54
46
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
71
Break points won·Slight edge
47
54
Deciding sets·Clear edge
63
49
Tiebreaks·Even
48
50

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Stakhovsky S.
Ljubicic I.
7-56-4
Semi-finals
Ljubicic I.
Ancic M.
7-626-4
Stakhovsky S.
Bolelli S.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Stakhovsky S.
Tipsarevic J.
3-66-46-2
Bolelli S.
Rochus O.
7-656-4
Ancic M.
Haase R.
6-33-66-3
Ljubicic I.
Gabashvili T.
6-26-756-3
R16
Stakhovsky S.
Troicki V.
7-673-66-4
Tipsarevic J.
Karanusic R.
6-36-746-4
Bolelli S.
Cilic M.
6-46-3
Rochus O.
Koubek S.
6-26-4
Ancic M.
Gremelmayr D.
6-36-2
Haase R.
Simon G.
6-26-4
Gabashvili T.
De Voest R.
7-56-1
Ljubicic I.
Zovko L.
6-47-63
R32
Ancic M.
Mahut N.
7-637-66
Rochus O.
Santoro F.
6-32-0
Troicki V.
Bastl G.
6-37-63
Ljubicic I.
Gulbis E.
6-37-67
Zovko L.
Gicquel M.
6-37-5
Gabashvili T.
Mayer F.
7-666-0
De Voest R.
Seppi A.
6-47-63
Simon G.
Cervenak P.
7-626-1
Haase R.
Berrer M.
6-46-3
Gremelmayr D.
De Chaunac S.
6-726-16-4
Cilic M.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-26-2
Bolelli S.
Schuettler R.
6-36-2
Koubek S.
Skugor F.
2-67-626-0
Tipsarevic J.
Zverev M.
6-36-1
Stakhovsky S.
Karlovic I.
4-67-656-2
Karanusic R.
Kavcic B.
6-796-46-4