Olivier Rochus vs Nikolay DavydenkoDubai Round of 16

Dubai · ATP · Round of 16
45 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 February 2007 ·
hard
45 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rochus O.
4-6 6-4 6-2
Davydenko N.
Rochus O.
4662
Davydenko N.
6421

Olivier Rochus defeated Nikolay Davydenko 4-6 6-4 6-2 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nikolay Davydenko came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 32. Olivier Rochus narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

23
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-01-01DohaQFhardNikolay Davydenko6-4 6-3
2006-08-21New HavenQFhardNikolay Davydenko6-4 6-2
2005-05-23Roland GarrosR64clayNikolay Davydenko3-6 7-5 6-2 6-3
1999-10-18France F16R32hardOlivier Rochus6-4 6-2
1999-10-04France F14R16carpetOlivier Rochus6-3 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
60%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
40%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.6
2.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
39
65
Break points saved·Slight edge
67
76
Break points won·Dominant
35
78
Deciding sets·Slight edge
67
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
43
68

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw