David Nalbandian vs Andrei Pavel — Cincinnati Masters Round of 64

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 64
ARG
David Nalbandian
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 August 2005
hard
ROU
Andrei Pavel
52 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Nalbandian D.
6-2 7-6
Pavel A.
Nalbandian D.
6772
Pavel A.
263–

David Nalbandian defeated Andrei Pavel 6-2 7-6 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andrei Pavel came in defending last year's round of 64, but David Nalbandian had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on hard. David Nalbandian extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-04-25MunichFclayDavid Nalbandian6-4 6-1
2002-07-08GstaadR32clayAndrei Pavel7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nalbandian D.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Pavel A.

Pavel A.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Nalbandian D.

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
Nalbandian D.Pavel A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
47%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.2
5.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 110). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nalbandian D.Pavel A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
72
40
Break points saved·Clear edge
88
66
Break points won·Clear edge
69
48
Deciding sets·Dominant
72
45
Tiebreaks·Dominant
84
51

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
26°CPartly cloudy
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 68%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Roddick A.
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Federer R.
Ginepri R.
4-67-56-4
Roddick A.
Hewitt L.
6-47-64
Quarter-finals
Hewitt L.
Davydenko N.
6-26-3
Federer R.
Acasuso J.
6-46-3
Ginepri R.
Safin M.
6-26-3
Roddick A.
Youzhny M.
2-66-36-4
R16
Acasuso J.
Horna L.
7-657-5
Youzhny M.
Monfils G.
4-66-16-1
Hewitt L.
Ancic M.
6-16-4
Roddick A.
Chela J.
7-646-2
Ginepri R.
Moya C.
6-36-4
Davydenko N.
Gonzalez F.
6-36-4
Safin M.
Hrbaty D.
6-06-3
Federer R.
Rochus O.
6-36-4
R32
Hrbaty D.
Soderling R.
6-47-64
Federer R.
Kiefer N.
4-66-46-4
Monfils G.
Beck K.
6-17-66
Youzhny M.
Berdych T.
4-67-647-63
Roddick A.
Ferrero J.
6-737-656-2
Hewitt L.
Rusedski G.
1-67-56-4
Gonzalez F.
Nalbandian D.
3-66-16-2
Davydenko N.
Mathieu P.
6-26-2
Moya C.
Simon G.
7-657-5
Safin M.
Murray A.
6-41-66-1
Ancic M.
Gasquet R.
6-47-64
Rochus O.
Santoro F.
7-56-3
Chela J.
Henman T.
6-46-4
Ginepri R.
Ferrer D.
6-46-3
Acasuso J.
Robredo T.
7-666-2
Horna L.
Coria G.
6-46-4
R64
Nalbandian D.
Pavel A.
6-27-63
Gasquet R.
Lopez F.
7-54-66-1
Gonzalez F.
Djokovic N.
3-67-676-4
Mathieu P.
Haas T.
6-32-66-1
Murray A.
Dent T.
7-647-61
Federer R.
Blake J.
7-637-5
Berdych T.
Nadal R.
6-746-27-63
Youzhny M.
Saulnier C.
6-23-67-64
Beck K.
Novak J.
6-46-3
Chela J.
Martin A.
6-6
Henman T.
Massu N.
6-26-1
Hewitt L.
Andreev I.
6-36-4
Rusedski G.
Tursunov D.
4-67-56-4
Davydenko N.
Grosjean S.
7-647-5
Ginepri R.
Puerta M.
7-626-1
Robredo T.
Gaudio G.
2-66-36-3
Safin M.
Hernych J.
7-636-4
Monfils G.
Stepanek R.
6-36-2
Ferrero J.
Koubek S.
0-66-36-2
Roddick A.
Melzer J.
6-36-4
Rochus O.
Volandri F.
4-66-36-1
Kiefer N.
Lapentti N.
6-16-4
Ancic M.
Mello R.
6-26-3
Moya C.
Malisse X.
6-46-4
Simon G.
Spadea V.
2-66-26-3
Ferrer D.
Moodie W.
6-26-1
Hrbaty D.
Johansson T.
6-17-5
Soderling R.
Mirnyi M.
6-26-4
Acasuso J.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-36-2
Horna L.
Rochus C.
6-36-0
Coria G.
Srichaphan P.
6-46-2
Santoro F.
Ljubicic I.
6-747-677-5