Christophe Rochus vs Stefan Koubek — Delray Beach Quarter-final

Delray Beach · ATP · Quarter-final
BEL
Christophe Rochus
47 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2009
hard
AUT
Stefan Koubek
49 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWW
Rochus C.
6-3 7-6
Koubek S.
Rochus C.
6782
Koubek S.
366–

Christophe Rochus defeated Stefan Koubek 6-3 7-6 in the Delray Beach quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Stefan Koubek came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Christophe Rochus claimed a first win over Stefan Koubek in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-05-28Roland GarrosR128clayStefan Koubek6-7 7-6 6-4 1-2 RET
2005-07-25KitzbuhelR32clayStefan Koubek4-6 6-4 5-4 RET
2003-09-19Davis Cup WG PO: AUT vs BELRRclayStefan Koubek6-2 6-4 6-1
2003-06-23WimbledonR128grassStefan Koubek4-6 6-3 6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Rochus C.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Koubek S.

Koubek S.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Rochus C.

Serve advantage — Koubek S.

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 C.Koubek S.
1st serve in·Even
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
50%
Service points won·Even
57%
61%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (50 vs 25). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Rochus C.Koubek S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
33
46
Break points saved·Clear edge
57
71
Break points won·Slight edge
46
54
Deciding sets·Slight edge
38
49
Tiebreaks·
—
50

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Fish M.
Korolev E.
7-56-3
Semi-finals
Fish M.
Chardy J.
6-46-1
Korolev E.
Rochus C.
6-17-5
Quarter-finals
Chardy J.
Baghdatis M.
7-677-63
Fish M.
Serra F.
7-627-64
Rochus C.
Koubek S.
6-37-66
Korolev E.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-26-2
R16
Koubek S.
Lu Y.
6-46-3
Fish M.
Spadea V.
6-46-1
Rochus C.
Querrey S.
6-46-1
Serra F.
Zverev M.
6-34-66-4
Baghdatis M.
Sela D.
7-676-3
Chardy J.
Golubev A.
7-647-5
Garcia Lopez G.
Muller G.
5-76-36-3
Korolev E.
Kendrick R.
3-66-37-5
R32
Sela D.
Petzschner P.
6-34-1
Baghdatis M.
Gulbis E.
7-56-2
Serra F.
Nieminen J.
6-37-65
Lu Y.
Hewitt L.
7-52-66-2
Koubek S.
Reynolds B.
6-46-3
Rochus C.
Karanusic R.
6-36-4
Querrey S.
Canas G.
7-636-4
Zverev M.
Dent T.
6-46-3
Spadea V.
Gremelmayr D.
2-67-56-1
Fish M.
Dancevic F.
7-56-3
Chardy J.
Haas T.
7-676-3
Golubev A.
King E.
6-26-4
Kendrick R.
Capdeville P.
4-66-26-1
Muller G.
Sweeting R.
7-656-2
Garcia Lopez G.
Darcis S.
6-36-3
Korolev E.
Kunitsyn I.
6-47-63