Nicolas Escude #22 def. Sebastien Grosjean #10

4-6 7-6(1) 7-5

Nicolas Escude defeated Sebastien Grosjean 4-6 7-6(1) 7-5 in the 2002 ABN AMRO Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 23, 2002*
Tournament: ABN AMRO Open
Edition: 2002
Category: ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 28m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicolas Escude	Sebastien Grosjean
Aces	11	8
Double faults	9	2
First serve %	61	56
First serve points won %	78	72
Second serve points won %	34	42
Break points saved %	69	60
Break points converted %	40	31
Service points won %	61	58
Return points won %	42	39
Total points won %	51	49

Player Comparison

Field	Nicolas Escude	Sebastien Grosjean
Country	FRA	FRA
Birth date	Apr 3, 1976	May 29, 1978
Age	25	23
Height	185 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	22	10
Ranking points (entering)	1,255	2,245
Elo (entering)	1,870	1,900
Current career W-L	157–125	323–237
Current career earnings	$3,216,150	$8,131,803

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Escude #22 1 – 0 Sebastien Grosjean #10

Path

Nicolas Escude's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roger Federer #13	3-6 7-6(8) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 23, 2002	QF
Tommy Robredo #34	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 22, 2002	R16
Juan Carlos Ferrero #3	5-7 6-1 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 21, 2002	R32

Nicolas Escude's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tim Henman #11	3-6 7-6(7) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 24, 2002	F

Sebastien Grosjean's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Arnaud Clement #45	7-6(8) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 23, 2002	QF
Martin Lee #102	6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 22, 2002	R16
Raemon Sluiter #116	7-6(10) 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 21, 2002	R32