Gilles Muller vs David Nalbandian — Tokyo Round of 16

Tokyo · ATP · Round of 16
LUX
Gilles Muller
43 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 October 2004
hard
ARG
David Nalbandian
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Muller G.
7-6 3-6 6-4
Nalbandian D.
Muller G.
77362
Nalbandian D.
64641

Gilles Muller defeated David Nalbandian 7-6 3-6 6-4 in the Tokyo round of 16 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Gilles Muller closed it out in three sets, 7–6 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Muller G.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Nalbandian D.

Nalbandian D.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Muller G.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Muller G.Nalbandian D.
1st serve in·Even
61%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.4
4.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Muller G.Nalbandian D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
57
72
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
88
Break points won·Dominant
4
69
Deciding sets·Even
76
72
Tiebreaks·Even
87
84

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
18°CDrizzle
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 86%

Draw

Final
Novak J.
Dent T.
5-76-16-3
Semi-finals
Novak J.
Hewitt L.
6-44-66-2
Dent T.
Ulihrach B.
4-66-46-1
Quarter-finals
Hewitt L.
Saulnier C.
7-56-1
Dent T.
Muller G.
6-44-66-2
Novak J.
Srichaphan P.
6-46-4
Ulihrach B.
Phau B.
7-56-4
R16
Saulnier C.
Johansson T.
6-767-637-65
Ulihrach B.
Kohlmann M.
6-46-2
Srichaphan P.
Chiudinelli M.
6-34-1
Phau B.
Gambill J.
7-612-66-2
Dent T.
Lee H.
7-645-76-3
Novak J.
Mello R.
6-16-2
Muller G.
Nalbandian D.
7-643-66-4
Hewitt L.
Suzuki T.
6-736-26-4
R32
Gambill J.
Terachi T.
7-656-1
Suzuki T.
Hernych J.
7-643-67-5
Saulnier C.
Thomann N.
2-66-16-4
Johansson T.
Gimelstob J.
6-46-4
Srichaphan P.
Levy H.
2-67-636-4
Chiudinelli M.
Van Scheppingen D.
6-47-63
Mello R.
Saretta F.
5-76-27-65
Novak J.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-56-2
Kohlmann M.
Canas G.
4-67-626-3
Ulihrach B.
Nieminen J.
6-37-65
Nalbandian D.
Wang J.
3-67-646-2
Muller G.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-36-1
Lee H.
Arthurs W.
6-27-62
Dent T.
Zib T.
6-36-4
Hewitt L.
Motomura G.
6-03-66-1
Phau B.
Pavel A.
6-26-1
R64
Suzuki T.
Garcia A.
7-667-64
Zib T.
Philippoussis M.
6-36-4
Phau B.
Iwami T.
6-46-1
Arthurs W.
Lisnard J.
6-47-5
Levy H.
Lu Y.
7-617-61
Gimelstob J.
Rochus C.
6-6
Thomann N.
Pless K.
7-627-60
Motomura G.
Weiner G.
6-46-3
Ulihrach B.
Okun N.
6-46-1
Terachi T.
Iwabuchi S.
6-16-3
Chiudinelli M.
Peya A.
4-66-36-4
Saretta F.
Vacek J.
6-36-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Burgsmuller L.
6-42-66-3
Kohlmann M.
Carlsen K.
7-56-2
Bogomolov Jr A.
Tipsarevic J.
6-33-67-62
Wang J.
Morrison J.
6-37-61