Christophe Rochus vs Mehdi Tahiri — Casablanca Round of 32
Casablanca · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 April 2005 ·
clay
Rochus C.6-3 6-2
Tahiri M.
Rochus C.
662
Tahiri M.
320
Christophe Rochus defeated Mehdi Tahiri 6-3 6-2 in the Casablanca round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Mehdi Tahiri came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32, but Christophe Rochus had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on clay. Christophe Rochus narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Christophe Rochus dropped just 5 games past Mehdi Tahiri.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-04-10 | Casablanca | R32 | clay | Christophe Rochus | 6-1 6-2 |
| 1998-11-02 | Tunisia F2 | R32 | clay | Mehdi Tahiri | 6-4 6-1 |
| 1998-10-26 | Tunisia F1 | QF | clay | Mehdi Tahiri | 3-6 6-2 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
49%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Clear edge
52%
36%
Aces / match·Even
1.9
1.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (158 vs 2). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast