Karol Kucera vs Olivier Rochus, Marseille 2003, Quarterfinal
Final score
Final
6-3 6-3
Venue and conditions
Palais des Sports de MarseilleMarseille, FRA
Indoor hardCourt speed4.1 vs last year107.4Fast
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 worksAltitude15 mSea level
Match stats
1h 8m10Aces0
0Double faults3
41Service points won37
9Service games played9
9Service games won6
9Return games played9
2/2100%Break points saved50%3/6
3/650%Break points converted0%0/2
Head to head
2Kucera
1Rochus
3 meetingsHard 2–0Clay 0–1
- MarseilleQuarterfinal · 14 Feb 2003HardThis matchKarol KuceraSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Olivier RochusSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
- UmagRound of 32 · 19 Jul 2004ClayOlivier RochusSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Karol KuceraSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
- CopenhagenFinal · 1 Mar 2003HardKarol KuceraSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Olivier RochusSets won: 0Set 1: 64Set 2: 4
Match research
ProEverything 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.