Fernando Verdasco #68 def. Olivier Rochus #33

7-5 6-3

Fernando Verdasco defeated Olivier Rochus 7-5 6-3 in the 2005 Austrian Open Kitzbühel round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 28, 2005*
Tournament: Austrian Open Kitzbühel
Edition: 2005
Category: ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Clay
Round: R32
Duration: 1h 23m

Match Statistics

Stat	Fernando Verdasco	Olivier Rochus
Aces	6	0
Double faults	0	3
First serve %	74	60
First serve points won %	79	74
Second serve points won %	86	38
Break points saved %	100	57
Break points converted %	43	0
Service points won %	81	60
Return points won %	40	19
Total points won %	58	42

Player Comparison

Field	Fernando Verdasco	Olivier Rochus
Country	ESP	BEL
Birth date	Nov 15, 1983	Jan 18, 1981
Age	21	24
Height	188 cm	168 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	68	33
Ranking points (entering)	555	1,011
Elo (entering)	1,741	1,777
Current career W-L	549–442	223–259
Current career earnings	$18,368,908	$4,905,754

Pre-match H2H

Fernando Verdasco #68 0 – 0 Olivier Rochus #33

Path

Fernando Verdasco's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andreas Seppi #69	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 27, 2005	R64

Fernando Verdasco's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jurgen Melzer #35	1-6 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 29, 2005	R16

Olivier Rochus's path

No prior matches in this tournament.