Tim Henman vs Nicolas Escude, Rotterdam 2002, Final

ATP Intl Gold · Final · Hard

Final

Tim Henman

LostRank #6151.9049%

Escude won in 3 sets · 2h 27m

1–2

Set 16–3

Set 26–7⁷

Set 34–6

Nicolas Escude

WinnerRank #10711.8051%

Venue

Rotterdam Ahoy

Rotterdam, NED· Hard

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

Very fast

4.9vs last year

Altitude

4 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

2h 27m

8Aces3

4Double faults5

66Service points won56

16Service games played15

12Service games won11

15Return games played16

6/1060%Break points saved50%4/8

4/850%Break points converted40%4/10

Head to head

3Henman

5Escude

8 meetings

Hard 1–4Carpet 1–1Clay 1–0

RotterdamFinal · 2002HardThis match
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7⁹Set 3: 6
Tim Henman
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁷Set 3: 4
Miami MastersRound of 64 · 21 Mar 2003Hard
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Tim Henman
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
Paris MastersRound of 16 · 2002Carpet
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Tim Henman
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
BaselRound of 16 · 2002Carpet
Tim Henman
Sets won: 2Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 2
Hamburg MastersRound of 64 · 2002Clay
Tim Henman
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
Indian Wells MastersRound of 32 · 2002Hard
Tim Henman
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 6⁴

Form and path

Tim Henman2–4

US OpenHard

Cincinnati MastersHard

LRound of 64
Juan Ignacio Chela
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Tim Henman
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 3

WashingtonHard

LRound of 64
John Isner
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
Tim Henman
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6⁴

WimbledonGrass

Nicolas Escude3–3

Canada MastersHard

LRound of 64
Feliciano Lopez
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6¹Set 2: 2

Roland GarrosClay

Aix En Provence CHClay

LRound of 32
Michael Llodra
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 6
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 4

Match research

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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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Tim Henman vs Nicolas Escude, Rotterdam 2002, Final

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research