Christophe Rochus vs Gilles Simon, Besancon Challenger 2005, Quarterfinal

Challenger · Quarterfinal · Hard · Fri 18 Feb

Final

Christophe Rochus

WinnerRank #998

Rochus won in 3 sets

2–1

Set 14–6

Set 26–4

Set 36–4

Gilles Simon

LostRank #464

Venue

Pôle Espoir du Trébignon (TSB Thise tennis), Thise

Besancon, FRA· 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.

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Altitude

248 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Head to head

3Rochus

1Simon

4 meetings

Hard 1–0Clay 2–1

Besancon ChallengerQuarterfinal · 18 Feb 2005HardThis match
Christophe Rochus
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
WarsawRound of 32 · 10 Jun 2008Clay
Christophe Rochus
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 1Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
CasablancaQuarterfinal · 28 Apr 2006Clay
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Christophe Rochus
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
Monte Carlo MastersQualifying R1 · 9 Apr 2005Clay
Christophe Rochus
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2

Match research

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Everything 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.

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Christophe Rochus vs Gilles Simon, Besancon Challenger 2005, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

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