R128 Australian Open 2009

Rafael Nadal #1 def. Christophe Rochus #75

6-0 6-2 6-2

Rafael Nadal defeated Christophe Rochus 6-0 6-2 6-2 in the 2009 Australian Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRafael NadalChristophe Rochus
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
101
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
68.6%66.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
91.4%58.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
75.0%20.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
36.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
86.3%45.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
63.6%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
54.2%13.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
67.5%32.5%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+22.9-17.6
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+17.6-22.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRafael NadalChristophe Rochus
Country ESP BEL
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Dec 15, 1978
Age2230
Height185 cm170 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)175
Ranking points (entering)13,1601,096
Elo (entering)2,2461,665
Current career W-L1,056–228114–208
Current career earnings$134,946,100$2,753,294
Pre-match H2H

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.