Christophe Rochus vs Albert Costa — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 January 2000 ·
hard
Rochus C.6-3 6-7 6-4 6-3
Costa A.
Rochus C.
66663
Costa A.
37431
Christophe Rochus defeated Albert Costa 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Costa came in defending last year's round of 128, but Christophe Rochus had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 4 on hard. Christophe Rochus extended the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Christophe Rochus closed it out in four sets, 6–3 6–7 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
1–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05-24 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Albert Costa | 6-1 6-2 7-5 |
| 2004-04-12 | Valencia | R16 | hard | Christophe Rochus | 6-4 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
62%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.8
4.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast