Week 34 - Open de Moselle, Metz, France

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Open de Moselle, Metz, France



Ranking Points[/u]

W: 175
RU: 120
SF: 75
QF: 40
R16: 15

Surface - Hard

Singles Main Draw[/u]

Thomas Muster (AUT) (1) vs Ivan Ljubicic (CRO)
Christophe Rochus (BEL) vs Rafael Nadal (ESP)
Gilles Muller (LUX) vs David Nalbandian (ARG)
Karim Alami (MAR) vs Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) (4)

Franco Squillari (ARG) (3) vs Rainer Schuettler (DEU)
Patrick Rafter (AUS) vs Magnus Norman (SWE)
Olivier Patience (FRA) vs Thomas Enqvist (SWE)
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) vs Andre Agassi (USA) (2)


Doubles Draw[/u]

A.Agassi (USA) & M.Norman (SWE) (1) vs M.Youzhny (RUS) & G.Muller (LUX)
C.Rochus (BEL) & R.Nadal (ESP) vs G.Kuerten (BRA) & K.Alami (MAR) (4)

P.Rafter (AUS) & O.Patience (FRA) (3) vs R.Schuettler (DEU) & T.Muster (AUT)
D.Nalbandian (ARG) & I.Ljubicic (CRO) vs T.Enqvist (SWE) & F.Squillari (ARG) (2)


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Head-to-Head[/u]

R16[/u]

Thomas Muster (AUT) 1-0 Ivan Ljubicic (CRO)
-Week 33 - Internazionali Campionati di Sicilia, Palermo, Italy - Clay - R16 - Muster def. Ljubicic 6-0 4-6 6-2

Christophe Rochus (BEL) 0-1 Rafael Nadal (ESP)
-Week 16 - Masters Series Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany - Clay - Qualifiers - Nadal def. Rochus 6-1 6-7 (2) 6-2

Gilles Muller (LUX) 0-0 David Nalbandian (ARG)
-No Previous Meetings-

Karim Alami (MAR) 0-1 Gustavo Kuerten (BRA)
-Week 13 - Open Seat Godó 2005, Barcelona, Spain - Clay - QF - Kuerten def. Alami 6-0 1-6 6-2

Franco Squillari (ARG) 2-0 Rainer Schuettler (DEU)
-Week 12 - Masters Series Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco - Clay - R32 - Squillari def. Schuettler 3-6 6-1 6-4
-Week 18 - Roland Garros, Paris, France - Clay - R32 - Squillari def. Schuettler 6-1 6-1 1-6 6-4

Patrick Rafter (AUS) 0-0 Magnus Norman (SWE)
-No Previous Meetings-

Olivier Patience (FRA) 0-0 Thomas Enqvist (SWE)
-No Previous Meetings-

Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 0-1 Andre Agassi (USA)
-Week 29 - Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, Cincinnati, USA - Hard - R16 - Agassi def. Youzhny 7-6 (2) 5-7 6-4

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Go Enqvist!

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Singles First Round Results[/u]

Thomas Muster (AUT) (1) def. Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) 3-6 7-6 (5) 6-3

Christophe Rochus (BEL) def. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 2-6 7-5 6-2

Gilles Muller (LUX) def. David Nalbandian (ARG) 6-1 5-7 6-3

Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) (4) def. Karim Alami (MAR) 7-5 7-5

Rainer Schuettler (DEU) def. Franco Squillari (ARG) (3) 3-6 6-4 6-2

Magnus Norman (SWE) def. Patrick Rafter (AUS) 6-2 1-6 6-3

Olivier Patience (FRA) def. Thomas Enqvist (SWE) 1-6 6-2 6-3

Andre Agassi (USA) (2) def. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 6-0 1-6 7-5


Singles Draw Updated[/u]

Thomas Muster (AUT) (1) vs Christophe Rochus (BEL)
Gilles Muller (LUX) vs Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) (4)

Rainer Schuettler (DEU) vs Magnus Norman (SWE)
Olivier Patience (FRA) vs Andre Agassi (USA) (2)

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Head-to-Head[/u]

QF[/u]

Thomas Muster (AUT) 0-0 Christophe Rochus (BEL)
-No Previous Meetings-

Gilles Muller (LUX) 0-0 Gustavo Kuerten (BRA)
-No Previous Meetings-

Rainer Schuettler (DEU) 0-1 Magnus Norman (SWE)
-Week 19 - The Stella Artois Championships, London, England - Grass - R16 - Norman def. Schuettler 2-6 6-0 6-3

Olivier Patience (FRA) 0-1 Andre Agassi (USA)
-Week 23 - RCA Championships, Indianapolis, USA - Hard - QF - Agassi def. Patience 6-1 6-4

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Singles Quarter Final Results[/u]

Christophe Rochus (BEL) def. Thomas Muster (AUT) (1) 7-5 7-5

Gilles Muller (LUX) def. Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) (4) 6-2 4-6 6-3

Rainer Schuettler (DEU) def. Magnus Norman (SWE) 0-6 6-3 6-3

Andre Agassi (USA) (2) def. Olivier Patience (FRA) 6-0 1-6 7-6 (6)


Singles Draw Updated[/u]

Christophe Rochus (BEL) vs Gilles Muller (LUX)
Rainer Schuettler (DEU) vs Andre Agassi (USA) (2)

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Head-to-Head[/u]

SF[/u]

Christophe Rochus (BEL) 0-0 Gilles Muller (LUX)
-No Previous Meetings-

Rainer Schuettler (DEU) 2-1 Andre Agassi (USA)
-Week 1- Milano Indoors, Milan, Italy - Carpet - R16 - Agassi def. Schuettler 7-6 (7) 4-6 6-4
-Week 5 - ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, Rotterdam, The Netherlands - Hard - R16 - Schuettler def. Agassi 0-6 6-4 6-4
-Week 8 - Arizona Men's Tennis Classic, Scottsdale, USA - Hard - SF - Schuettler def. Agassi 7-5 6-4

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Doubles First Round Results[/u]

A.Agassi (USA) & M.Norman (SWE) (1) def. M.Youzhny (RUS) & G.Muller (LUX) 6-1 1-6 7-6 (7)

C.Rochus (BEL) & R.Nadal (ESP) def. G.Kuerten (BRA) & K.Alami (MAR) (4) 6-4 7-6 (3)

P.Rafter (AUS) & O.Patience (FRA) (3) def. R.Schuettler (DEU) & T.Muster (AUT) 6-4 6-3

T.Enqvist (SWE) & F.Squillari (ARG) (2) def. D.Nalbandian (ARG) & I.Ljubicic (CRO) 7-5 4-6 6-4


Doubles Semi Final Results[/u]

A.Agassi (USA) & M.Norman (SWE) (1) def. C.Rochus (BEL) & R.Nadal (ESP) 6-2 1-6 6-4

P.Rafter (AUS) & O.Patience (FRA) (3) def. T.Enqvist (SWE) & F.Squillari (ARG) (2) 3-6 6-1 7-5


Doubles Draw Updated[/u]

A.Agassi (USA) & M.Norman (SWE) (1) vs P.Rafter (AUS) & O.Patience (FRA) (3)

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Singles Semi Final Results[/u]

Christophe Rochus (BEL) def. Gilles Muller (LUX) 1-6 6-4 6-4

Rainer Schuettler (DEU) def. Andre Agassi (USA) (2) 0-6 6-2 7-6 (4)


Singles Draw Updated[/u]

Christophe Rochus (BEL) vs Rainer Schuettler (DEU)

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Doubles Final Result[/u]

A.Agassi (USA) & M.Norman (SWE) (1) def. P.Rafter (AUS) & O.Patience (FRA) (3) 6-0 0-6 7-5

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Singles Final Result[/u]



Christophe Rochus (BEL) def. Rainer Schuettler (DEU) 6-3 7-5

from ATPtennis.com

Rochus sweeps past Schuettler for Metz title

Belgian Christophe Rochus downed fellow unseeded player Rainer Schuettler in the final of the Open de Moselle at Metz to win his second title of the year and his first on hard courts. This final was not one which many people expected but the two finalists between them accounted for the top two seeds during the event with Rochus taking out no.1 Muster and Schuettler eliminating no.2 Agassi in the semis. In this match, Rochus appeared the fresher of the two and he took advantage of Schuettler's fatigue en route to a surprisingly comfortable straight sets victory in the first match between them on the tour. The title is sure to raise Rochus' confidence as we head into the final few weeks of the season as he looks to try and finish as high up the rankings as possible.