Nicolas Kiefer vs Olivier Rochus, Australian Open 2005, Round of 128
Final score
Final
Rochus won in 5 sets · 3h 33m
2–3
Set 15–7
Set 26–2
Set 36–3
Set 42–6
Set 53–6
Venue and conditions
Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AUS
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.9 vs last year99.7Average
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
3h 33m16Aces1
8Double faults5
81Service points won89
23Service games played23
16Service games won17
23Return games played23
10/1759%Break points saved65%11/17
6/1735%Break points converted41%7/17
Head to head
1Kiefer
3Rochus
4 meetingsHard 0–3Grass 1–0
- Australian OpenRound of 128 · 17 Jan 2005HardThis matchOlivier RochusSets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 2Set 3: 3Set 4: 6Set 5: 6Nicolas KieferSets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 2Set 5: 3
- MumbaiQuarterfinal · 28 Sept 2007HardOlivier RochusSets won: 0Set 1: 4Nicolas KieferSets won: 0Set 1: 1
Nicolas Kiefer · Retired
- AdelaideQuarterfinal · 7 Jan 2005HardOlivier RochusSets won: 2Set 1: 64Set 2: 7Set 3: 7Nicolas KieferSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 66Set 3: 5
- HalleRound of 32 · 10 Jun 2003GrassNicolas KieferSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Olivier RochusSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 0
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.