SF Australian Open 2003

Rainer Schuettler #36 def. Andy Roddick #10

7-5 2-6 6-3 6-3

Rainer Schuettler defeated Andy Roddick 7-5 2-6 6-3 6-3 in the 2003 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 26, 2003*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2003
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 19m

Match Statistics

Stat	Rainer Schuettler	Andy Roddick
Aces	6	11
Double faults	4	4
First serve %	53.0%	62.0%
First serve points won %	76.0%	68.0%
Second serve points won %	62.0%	45.0%
Break points saved %	50.0%	62.0%
Break points converted %	38.0%	50.0%
Service points won %	70.0%	59.0%
Return points won %	41.0%	30.0%
Total points won %	54.0%	46.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Rainer Schuettler	Andy Roddick
Country	GER	USA
Birth date	Apr 25, 1976	Aug 30, 1982
Age	26	20
Height	180 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	36	10
Ranking points (entering)	945	2,045
Elo (entering)	1,855	1,969
Current career W-L	315–326	580–198
Current career earnings	$7,407,508	$20,640,030

Pre-match H2H

Rainer Schuettler #36 0 – 1 Andy Roddick #10

Path

Rainer Schuettler's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
David Nalbandian #12	6-3 5-7 6-1 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 24, 2003	QF
James Blake #28	6-3 6-4 1-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 2003	R16
Marat Safin #3	(w/o)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 2003	R32
Richard Krajicek #92	6-3 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 2003	R64
Albert Portas #86	6-3 6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 2003	R128

Rainer Schuettler's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andre Agassi #2	2-6 2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 27, 2003	F

Andy Roddick's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Younes El Aynaoui #22	4-6 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4 21-19	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 24, 2003	QF
Mikhail Youzhny #31	6-7(4) 3-6 7-5 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 2003	R16
Fernando Vicente #58	6-2 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 2003	R32
Adrian Voinea #59	6-2 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 2003	R64
Zeljko Krajan #105	6-7(9) 6-2 7-6(0) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 2003	R128