Olivier Rochus vs Rafael Nadal, Dubai 2004, Round of 16
Final score
Final
6-3 7-5
Venue and conditions
Dubai Duty Free Tennis StadiumDubai, UAE
Outdoor hardCourt speed2.4 vs last year98.7Average
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 30m1Aces2
4Double faults3
35Service points won43
10Service games played11
6Service games won9
11Return games played10
5/956%Break points saved60%3/5
2/540%Break points converted44%4/9
Head to head
1Rochus
3Nadal
4 meetingsHard 0–2Clay 1–1
- DubaiRound of 16 · 3 Mar 2004HardThis matchRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Olivier RochusSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 5
- Miami MastersRound of 32 · 26 Mar 2007HardRafael NadalOlivier Rochus
Olivier Rochus · Walkover
- MarseilleRound of 32 · 14 Feb 2006HardRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Olivier RochusSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 5
- Monte Carlo MastersRound of 16 · 14 Apr 2005ClayRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Olivier RochusSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 2
- MallorcaRound of 16 · 2002ClayOlivier RochusSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Rafael NadalSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
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.