OLIVIER ROCHUS RUMORS
Djokovic to open against Rochus in Davis Cup
Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia will face 127th-ranked Olivier Rochus of Belgium on Friday in the first round of the Davis Cup.
The Belgian hosts picked slow indoor clay as the surface, hoping it will unsettle the top-ranked Serb, who has just returned from playing on the faster hardcourts of Australia.
In the opening match of the best-of-five series, Belgium...
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January 31, 2013
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Malisse, Rochus advance in Auckland
Belgian veterans Olivier Rochus and Xavier Malisse both beat higher-ranked opponents on Monday to advance to the second round of the Heineken Open.
Rochus, who reached the Auckland final for the second time last year but needed a wild card to enter the main draw on his current singles ranking of 89, outlasted 51st-ranked Albert Ramos of Spain 6-2, 5-7, 6-2.
The 30-year-old Belgian...
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January 07, 2013
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Squirrel invades U.S. Open, is adorable (Video)
Yesterday's U.S. Open men's tennis match between Julien Benneteau and Olivier Rochus had an uninvited guest as a squirrel decided to make an appearance on the court.
Look at the little bugger go....
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Squirrel runs onto court during U.S. Open tennis match (Video)
At the U.S. Open tennis tournament, a first round match between France's Julien Benneteau and Belarus' Olivier Rochus was briefly delayed when a squirrel found its way onto the court, providing from some unscheduled "halftime" entertainment.
Video via. H/T CS.
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HOW ADORABLE
US Open match interrupted by squirrel
The U.S. open match between Julien Benneteau and Olivier Rochus was halted for a bit today while a squirrel made the court his playground. The commentators made the intrusion about 10 times more cute with their adorable accents.
H/T Deadspin
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Belgian Besties: Olivier Rochus and David Goffin
A fuller post on the Newport draw party to come, but in the meantime enjoy this picture of Olivier Rochus and David Goffin. The two were joking and laughing throughout the party, and they are playing doubles together in the tournament. Not sure yet what to call their pairing (Roffin? Gochus?), but their bond is quite endearing.
(Picture via Racquet Required)
Harrison outlasts Rochus at SAP Open
American Ryan Harrison advanced to the third round of the SAP Open with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 win over eighth-seeded Olivier Rochus of Belgium on Wednesday.
The 19-year-old came from 3-1 down in the third set to win the final five games and take the match. Harrison overpowered Rochus 27 aces to none, riding the momentum from last weekend's Davis Cup victory over Switzerland.
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February 14, 2012
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Ferrer beats Rochus in straight sets
Top-seeded David Ferrer won the Heineken Open singles title for the third time when he beat unseeded Belgian Olivier Rochus 6-3, 6-4 in Saturday's final.
World No. 5 Ferrer geared up for the Australian Open with an impressive performance, dropping only one set in four matches to add this year's title -- the 12th of his career -- to victories in Auckland in 2007 and last...
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January 14, 2012
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Quick Q & A With Olivier Rochus
We chatted with the charming Olivier Rochus last year while at the Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport, RI. A few things about Oli (his nickname) that you might not know........he loves golf, he is afraid of heights, and he doesn't like the Transformer movies. Check it out!
Q. What has been your favorite moment on the court?
It is tough to say, very...
Malisse and Rochus Upset in Chennai
Xavier Malisse of Belgium reacts during his match against Serbia’s Novak Djokovic at the Swiss Indoors ATP tennis tournament in Basel November 1, 2011. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND – Tags: SPORT TENNIS)
It was a bad day for seeded Belgians at the Chennai Open. Seventh-seeded Xavier Malisse and No. 8 seed Olivier Rochus were both ousted in the first round of the tournament...
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