Juan Balcells vs Christophe Rochus, Palermo 2000, Quarterfinal

ATP Intl Series · Quarterfinal · Clay

Final

Juan Balcells

LostRank #869

Rochus won in 2 sets · 1h 30m

0–2

Set 15–7

Set 26–7⁵

Christophe Rochus

WinnerRank #998

Venue

Circolo Tennis Palermo

Palermo, ITA· Clay

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Slow

Wind

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No reading

Humidity

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No reading

Temperature

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No reading

Altitude

32 m

Sea level

Match stats

1h 30m

11Aces1

3Double faults4

60Service points won51

12Service games played12

9Service games won10

12Return games played12

8/1173%Break points saved0%0/2

2/2100%Break points converted27%3/11

Head to head

0Balcells

1Rochus

1 meeting

PalermoQuarterfinal · 2000ClayThis match
Christophe Rochus
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7⁷
Juan Balcells
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 6⁵

Form and path

Juan Balcells1–5

Barcelona CHClay

LQualifying R1
Haithem Abid
Sets won: 2Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Juan Balcells
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 2

Seville CHClay

LRound of 32
Oscar Hernandez
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Juan Balcells
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

Freudenstadt CHClay

LRound of 32
Oscar Hernandez
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Juan Balcells
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 6⁵

Geneva CHClay

Hilversum CHClay

LRound of 32
Todd Larkham
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Juan Balcells
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2

Christophe Rochus4–2

LilleHard

LSemifinal
Kenny De Schepper
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Christophe Rochus
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 1
WQuarterfinal
Christophe Rochus
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Laurent Rochette
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
WRound of 16
Christophe Rochus
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Kevin Botti
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
WRound of 32
Christophe Rochus
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gregoire Burquier
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

ElcheHard

LRound of 16
Marco Viola
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Christophe Rochus
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 0
WRound of 32
Christophe Rochus
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Claudio Fortuna
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2

Match research

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Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Juan Balcells vs Christophe Rochus, Palermo 2000, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research