Christophe Rochus vs Nicolas Massu, Palermo 2003, Round of 32
Final score
Final
6-4 6-2
Venue and conditions
Circolo Tennis PalermoPalermo, ITA
ClayCourt speed6.6 vs last year91.1Very slow
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 worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
1h 36m0Aces6
2Double faults1
32Service points won38
9Service games played9
5Service games won8
9Return games played9
3/743%Break points saved83%5/6
1/617%Break points converted57%4/7
Head to head
0Rochus
4Massu
4 meetingsClay 0–2Hard 0–1Carpet 0–1
- PalermoRound of 32 · 23 Sept 2003ClayThis matchNicolas MassuSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Christophe RochusSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
- RijekaFinal · 11 May 2008ClayNicolas MassuSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Christophe RochusSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
- AucklandRound of 16 · 11 Jan 2006HardNicolas MassuSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Christophe RochusSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
- Paris MastersRound of 32 · 3 Nov 2004CarpetNicolas MassuSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Christophe RochusSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 64
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.