QF ABN AMRO Open 2003

Sebastien Grosjean #12 def. Nicolas Escude #41

5-7 7-6(3) 4-4 (ret.)

The match ended when Nicolas Escude retired.

Sebastien Grosjean defeated Nicolas Escude 5-7 7-6(3) 4-4 RET after Nicolas Escude retired in the 2003 ABN AMRO Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 22, 2003*
Tournament: ABN AMRO Open
Edition: 2003
Category: ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 2h 19m

Match Statistics

Stat	Sebastien Grosjean	Nicolas Escude
Aces	8	10
Double faults	0	6
First serve %	64.0%	55.0%
First serve points won %	65.0%	78.0%
Second serve points won %	49.0%	42.0%
Break points saved %	43.0%	62.0%
Break points converted %	38.0%	57.0%
Service points won %	59.0%	62.0%
Return points won %	38.0%	41.0%
Total points won %	49.0%	51.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Sebastien Grosjean	Nicolas Escude
Country	FRA	FRA
Birth date	May 29, 1978	Apr 3, 1976
Age	24	26
Height	175 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	12	41
Ranking points (entering)	1,840	840
Elo (entering)	1,933	1,860
Current career W-L	323–237	157–125
Current career earnings	$8,131,803	$3,216,150

Pre-match H2H

Sebastien Grosjean #12 0 – 2 Nicolas Escude #41

Path

Sebastien Grosjean's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dominik Hrbaty #53	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 21, 2003	R16
Renzo Furlan #163	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 20, 2003	R32

Sebastien Grosjean's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Raemon Sluiter #72	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 22, 2003	SF

Nicolas Escude's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Richard Krajicek #84	6-3 6-7(1) 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 21, 2003	R16
Albert Costa #8	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 20, 2003	R32