Sjeng Schalken vs Lionel Roux — Boston Round of 32
Boston · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 August 1997 ·
hard
Schalken S.6-7 6-4 6-4
Roux L.
Schalken S.
6662
Roux L.
7441
Sjeng Schalken defeated Lionel Roux 6-7 6-4 6-4 in the Boston round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lionel Roux came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Sjeng Schalken had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Sjeng Schalken claimed a first win over Lionel Roux in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Sjeng Schalken dropped the opening set before beating Lionel Roux 6–7 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-08-14 | Indianapolis | R64 | hard | Lionel Roux | 6-3 6-2 |
| 1997-09-22 | Toulouse | R32 | hard | Lionel Roux | 7-6 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
48%
Service points won·Even
64%
60%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.0
3.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 77). ATP, WTA & Challenger.