David Nalbandian vs Roger Federer — Australian Open Round of 16

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 16
ARG
David Nalbandian
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 13 January 2003
hard
SUI
Roger Federer
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nalbandian D.
6-4 3-6 6-1 1-6 6-3
Federer R.
Nalbandian D.
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Federer R.
461632

David Nalbandian defeated Roger Federer 6-4 3-6 6-1 1-6 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Roger Federer came in leading the head-to-head 11–7, defending last year's round of 16. David Nalbandian narrowed the head-to-head to 11–8.

Key context

  • Match story: David Nalbandian came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–4 3–6 6–1 1–6 6–3.

Head to head

7–11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-06-20WimbledonR32grassRoger Federer6-4 6-2 6-4
2008-10-20BaselFhardRoger Federer6-3 6-4
2008-04-20Monte Carlo MastersQFclayRoger Federer5-7 6-2 6-2
2007-10-28Paris MastersR16hardDavid Nalbandian6-4 7-6(3)
2007-10-15Madrid MastersFclayDavid Nalbandian1-6 6-3 6-3
2006-11-13Masters CupRRhardRoger Federer3-6 6-1 6-1
2006-10-16Madrid MastersSFclayRoger Federer6-4 6-0
2006-05-29Roland GarrosSFclayRoger Federer3-6 6-4 5-2 RET
2006-05-08Rome MastersSFclayRoger Federer6-3 3-6 7-6(5)
2005-11-14Masters CupFhardDavid Nalbandian6-7(4) 6-7(11) 6-2 6-1 7-6(3)
2005-11-14Masters CupRRhardRoger Federer6-3 2-6 6-4
2005-08-29US OpenQFhardRoger Federer6-2 6-4 6-1
2004-01-19Australian OpenQFhardRoger Federer7-5 6-4 5-7 6-3
2003-11-10Masters CupRRhardRoger Federer6-3 6-0
2003-08-25US OpenR16hardDavid Nalbandian3-6 7-6(1) 6-4 6-3
2003-08-11Cincinnati MastersR32hardDavid Nalbandian7-6(4) 7-6(5)
2002-10-21BaselSFhardDavid Nalbandian6-7(2) 7-5 6-3
2002-04-15Monte Carlo MastersR32clayDavid Nalbandian6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Nalbandian D.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Federer R.

Federer R.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Nalbandian D.

Serve advantage — Federer R.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Nalbandian D.Federer R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
79%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
59%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
71%
Return points won·Even
41%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.2
9.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.3
1.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nalbandian D.Federer R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
72
92
Break points saved·Clear edge
88
100
Break points won·Clear edge
69
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
72
99
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
84
100

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
30°CPartly cloudy
Wind 29 km/hHumidity 19%

Draw

Final
Agassi A.
Schuettler R.
6-26-26-1
Semi-finals
Agassi A.
Ferreira W.
6-26-26-3
Schuettler R.
Roddick A.
7-52-66-36-3
Quarter-finals
Roddick A.
El Aynaoui Y.
4-67-654-66-421-19
Schuettler R.
Nalbandian D.
6-35-76-16-0
Agassi A.
Grosjean S.
6-36-26-2
Ferreira W.
Ferrero J.
7-647-656-1
R16
Agassi A.
Coria G.
6-13-1
Ferrero J.
Ancic M.
6-06-36-2
El Aynaoui Y.
Hewitt L.
6-747-647-656-4
Roddick A.
Youzhny M.
6-743-67-56-36-2
Schuettler R.
Blake J.
6-36-41-66-3
Nalbandian D.
Federer R.
6-43-66-11-66-3
Ferreira W.
Sargsian S.
6-36-43-66-3
Grosjean S.
Mantilla F.
3-62-66-36-36-3
R32
Schuettler R.
Safin M.
W/O
Nalbandian D.
Malisse X.
4-66-26-03-0
El Aynaoui Y.
Lopez F.
5-76-27-637-68
Roddick A.
Vicente F.
6-26-36-2
Blake J.
Martin A.
6-34-66-26-2
Agassi A.
Escude N.
6-23-66-36-4
Coria G.
Nieminen J.
7-56-26-2
Grosjean S.
Lapentti N.
6-16-36-3
Youzhny M.
Novak J.
6-13-66-36-2
Federer R.
Vinciguerra A.
6-36-46-2
Mantilla F.
Costa A.
3-66-34-66-16-3
Ferrero J.
Santoro F.
4-66-34-66-27-5
Ancic M.
Luczak P.
2-67-626-46-2
Sargsian S.
Philippoussis M.
5-77-56-06-4
Ferreira W.
Fish M.
2-63-66-16-46-0
Hewitt L.
Stepanek R.
6-36-26-0
R64
Santoro F.
Arthurs W.
6-36-1
Vinciguerra A.
Knowle J.
6-20-1
Luczak P.
Furlan R.
7-624-66-06-2
Blake J.
Acasuso J.
6-16-46-4
Schuettler R.
Krajicek R.
6-37-56-4
Safin M.
Montanes A.
6-34-66-46-1
Hewitt L.
Larkham T.
6-16-06-1
Novak J.
Rochus O.
7-637-654-64-66-3
Agassi A.
Lee H.
6-16-06-0
Costa A.
Draper S.
6-46-796-26-3
Ferrero J.
Lisnard J.
6-06-46-2
Nieminen J.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-36-33-64-66-1
Mantilla F.
Gambill J.
5-76-44-66-36-2
Federer R.
Burgsmuller L.
6-36-06-3
Grosjean S.
Kucera K.
7-622-66-37-61
Lapentti N.
Sanchez D.
6-16-02-66-2
Ancic M.
Schalken S.
6-31-66-7106-46-4
Philippoussis M.
Srichaphan P.
3-66-11-67-56-3
Youzhny M.
Sirianni J.
6-26-36-3
Vicente F.
Chela J.
6-36-32-66-3
Malisse X.
Dupuis A.
6-35-77-667-5
Roddick A.
Voinea A.
6-26-26-2
Lopez F.
Ginepri R.
6-26-46-2
Sargsian S.
Gaudio G.
2-67-56-26-2
Nalbandian D.
Crabb J.
6-17-636-3
Coria G.
Canas G.
6-24-66-46-4
Martin A.
Gonzalez F.
6-756-36-17-64
Ferreira W.
Kratochvil M.
6-26-27-5
Fish M.
Moya C.
3-67-686-44-66-2
El Aynaoui Y.
Kutsenko V.
6-26-16-4
Stepanek R.
Kuerten G.
5-76-37-54-66-3
Escude N.
Rochus C.
1-66-26-26-4
R128
Nalbandian D.
Golmard J.
3-66-36-1
Furlan R.
Pavel A.
4-1
Acasuso J.
Carraz G.
5-74-3
El Aynaoui Y.
Gimelstob J.
2-64-66-41-0
Knowle J.
Henry R.
5-76-46-27-5
Lee H.
Ferrer D.
5-76-26-26-3
Martin A.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-26-46-734-66-1
Novak J.
Spadea V.
6-22-66-27-63
Federer R.
Saretta F.
7-647-56-3
Gonzalez F.
Varlet J.
6-23-64-66-36-4
Malisse X.
Hrbaty D.
6-26-36-2
Sargsian S.
Calleri A.
6-43-67-646-0
Philippoussis M.
Verkerk M.
6-46-46-756-3
Agassi A.
Vahaly B.
7-56-36-3
Rochus O.
Di Pasquale A.
4-64-66-36-36-4
Safin M.
Sluiter R.
6-44-66-36-4
Crabb J.
Ilie A.
6-33-67-636-4
Dupuis A.
Diaz J.
6-46-36-3
Kucera K.
Vacek J.
6-26-16-4
Sanchez D.
Pless K.
5-76-31-66-410-8
Moya C.
Norman D.
7-56-36-4
Lapentti N.
Benneteau J.
6-06-46-0
Gambill J.
Llodra M.
6-27-56-734-66-2
Fish M.
Johansson J.
6-37-56-2
Grosjean S.
Meligeni F.
6-46-26-3
Mantilla F.
Zabaleta M.
4-67-56-34-66-4
Canas G.
Voltchkov V.
6-37-56-3
Draper S.
Kim A.
7-56-33-66-3
Costa A.
Prinosil D.
6-46-13-67-65
Coria G.
Clavet F.
6-47-56-1
Nieminen J.
Davydenko N.
6-33-63-66-27-5
Ferrero J.
Squillari F.
7-653-66-26-3
Lisnard J.
Gaudenzi A.
6-42-66-14-66-1
Arthurs W.
Daniel M.
6-753-67-656-46-4
Santoro F.
Phau B.
6-46-36-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Morrison J.
7-656-34-66-3
Escude N.
Motomura G.
6-12-66-36-2
Rochus C.
Labadze I.
6-26-36-4
Luczak P.
Savolt A.
7-56-26-4
Kratochvil M.
Sanguinetti D.
6-36-06-3
Ferreira W.
Robredo T.
5-76-06-36-4
Ancic M.
Waske A.
6-36-47-64
Schalken S.
Brasington J.
6-46-27-65
Montanes A.
Puerta M.
6-26-46-4
Krajicek R.
Reid T.
3-66-26-26-1
Srichaphan P.
Melzer J.
7-56-41-66-0
Gaudio G.
Enqvist T.
7-57-56-2
Schuettler R.
Portas A.
6-36-26-0
Blake J.
Vanek J.
7-626-46-4
Vinciguerra A.
Koubek S.
6-46-46-1
Sirianni J.
Mirnyi M.
6-36-46-4
Burgsmuller L.
Balcells J.
6-47-57-5
Youzhny M.
Gasquet R.
3-66-06-16-4
Lopez F.
Corretja A.
6-737-697-666-3
Roddick A.
Krajan Z.
6-796-27-606-3
Voinea A.
Sa A.
6-27-626-4
Chela J.
Beck K.
6-43-66-16-0
Vicente F.
Horna L.
3-64-66-37-636-1
Hewitt L.
Larsson M.
6-33-66-16-736-2
Ginepri R.
Rosset M.
6-36-46-2
Kutsenko V.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-41-64-66-3
Larkham T.
Mamiit C.
6-756-37-656-4
Stepanek R.
Carlsen K.
6-07-56-1
Kuerten G.
Arazi H.
6-47-686-3