Taylor Dent vs David Nalbandian — Marseille Round of 16

Marseille · ATP · Round of 16
USA
Taylor Dent
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 February 2005
hard
ARG
David Nalbandian
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWWW
Dent T.
7-6 6-2
Nalbandian D.
Dent T.
7762
Nalbandian D.
632–

Taylor Dent defeated David Nalbandian 7-6 6-2 in the Marseille round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — David Nalbandian came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Taylor Dent had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Taylor Dent claimed a first win over David Nalbandian in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Taylor Dent closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-10-18Madrid MastersQFclayDavid Nalbandian7-6(4) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Dent T.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Nalbandian D.

Nalbandian D.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Dent T.

Serve advantage — Nalbandian D.

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
Dent T.Nalbandian D.
1st serve in·Even
56%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
36%
41%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.0
4.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.2
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (118 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Dent T.Nalbandian D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
46
72
Break points saved·Clear edge
76
88
Break points won·Clear edge
48
69
Deciding sets·Dominant
43
72
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
62
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
8°CPartly cloudy
Wind 22 km/hHumidity 53%

Draw

Final
Johansson J.
Ljubicic I.
7-56-4
Semi-finals
Johansson J.
Lopez F.
6-717-666-4
Ljubicic I.
Ancic M.
7-52-66-4
Quarter-finals
Johansson J.
Beck K.
6-46-4
Lopez F.
Dent T.
7-51-67-68
Ljubicic I.
Schalken S.
6-36-4
Ancic M.
De Chaunac S.
7-6116-3
R16
De Chaunac S.
Rusedski G.
W/O
Johansson J.
Simon G.
7-636-3
Lopez F.
Karlovic I.
7-666-4
Beck K.
Clement A.
6-46-4
Ancic M.
Berdych T.
7-57-64
Ljubicic I.
Andreev I.
6-36-4
Dent T.
Nalbandian D.
7-636-2
Schalken S.
Haehnel J.
6-46-2
R32
De Chaunac S.
Coria G.
6-47-5
Johansson J.
Ferrero J.
7-646-3
Dent T.
Benneteau J.
6-26-2
Berdych T.
Srichaphan P.
6-756-27-64
Haehnel J.
Lisnard J.
6-26-756-4
Schalken S.
Davydenko N.
3-66-46-1
Ljubicic I.
Hanescu V.
7-665-76-4
Beck K.
Kiefer N.
6-36-2
Clement A.
Stepanek R.
4-66-26-1
Nalbandian D.
Schuettler R.
6-726-47-5
Simon G.
Johansson T.
6-44-66-2
Lopez F.
Verdasco F.
7-56-3
Andreev I.
Monfils G.
6-36-2
Ancic M.
Hrbaty D.
6-37-5
Rusedski G.
Llodra M.
7-624-66-3
Karlovic I.
Wang J.
6-47-64