Fabrice Santoro vs Christophe Rochus, Metz 2009, Round of 32
Final score
Final
Rochus won in 3 sets · 1h 56m
1–2
Set 16–0
Set 24–6
Set 36–73
Venue and conditions
Les Arenes de MetzMetz, FRA
Indoor hardCourt speed2.0 vs last year106.5Fast
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 worksAltitude171 mLow
Match stats
1h 56m20Aces0
2Double faults2
46Service points won46
14Service games played14
9Service games won7
14Return games played14
1/617%Break points saved22%2/9
7/978%Break points converted83%5/6
Head to head
2Santoro
3Rochus
5 meetingsHard 2–1Clay 0–2
- MetzRound of 32 · 22 Sept 2009HardThis matchChristophe RochusSets won: 2Set 1: 0Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Fabrice SantoroSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 63
- Roland GarrosRound of 128 · 27 May 2009ClayChristophe RochusSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 3Set 4: 6Fabrice SantoroSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 1Set 3: 6Set 4: 4
- Miami MastersRound of 128 · 23 Mar 2007HardFabrice SantoroSets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Christophe RochusSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 5Set 3: 2
- DohaRound of 16 · 1 Jan 2003HardFabrice SantoroSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 68Set 3: 7Christophe RochusSets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 7Set 3: 5
- SopotRound of 16 · 2002ClayChristophe RochusSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Fabrice SantoroSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 5
Form and path
Fabrice Santoro1–3
New HavenHard
Christophe Rochus
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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.