Nicolas Escude #37 def. Christophe Rochus #135

1-6 6-2 6-2 6-4

Nicolas Escude defeated Christophe Rochus 1-6 6-2 6-2 6-4 in the 2003 Australian Open round of 64 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 17, 2003*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2003
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: R64
Duration: 1h 57m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicolas Escude	Christophe Rochus
Aces	13	0
Double faults	4	0
First serve %	65	81
First serve points won %	77	62
Second serve points won %	50	47
Break points saved %	50	44
Break points converted %	56	50
Service points won %	68	59
Return points won %	41	32
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	Nicolas Escude	Christophe Rochus
Country	FRA	BEL
Birth date	Apr 3, 1976	Dec 15, 1978
Age	26	24
Height	185 cm	170 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	37	135
Ranking points (entering)	945	288
Elo (entering)	1,824	1,592
Current career W-L	157–125	114–208
Current career earnings	$3,216,150	$2,753,294

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Escude #37 1 – 0 Christophe Rochus #135

Path

Nicolas Escude's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gouichi Motomura #233	6-1 2-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 2003	R128

Nicolas Escude's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andre Agassi #2	2-6 6-3 3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 2003	R32

Christophe Rochus's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Irakli Labadze #95	6-2 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 2003	R128
Amir Hadad #230	6-1 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 14, 2003	Q3
Tuomas Ketola #172	5-7 7-6(3) 11-9	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 14, 2003	Q2
Vasilis Mazarakis #159	7-6(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 13, 2003	Q1