Roger Federer vs David Nalbandian — US Open Quarter-final

US Open · ATP · Quarter-final
SUI
Roger Federer
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 August 2005
hard
ARG
David Nalbandian
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWWW
Federer R.
6-2 6-4 6-1
Nalbandian D.
Federer R.
6663
Nalbandian D.
241–

Roger Federer defeated David Nalbandian 6-2 6-4 6-1 in the US Open quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Roger Federer came in leading the head-to-head 10–8, defending the title. Roger Federer extended the head-to-head to 11–8.

Key context

  • Match story: Roger Federer came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–2 6–4 6–1.

Head to head

10–8
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
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)
2003-01-13Australian OpenR16hardDavid Nalbandian6-4 3-6 6-1 1-6 6-3
2002-10-21BaselSFhardDavid Nalbandian6-7(2) 7-5 6-3
2002-04-15Monte Carlo MastersR32clayDavid Nalbandian6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Federer R.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Nalbandian D.

Nalbandian D.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Federer R.

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
Federer R.Nalbandian D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
72%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
59%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
71%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.9
4.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.7
3.3

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

Clutch

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

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
28°CPartly cloudy
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Agassi A.
6-32-67-616-1
Semi-finals
Federer R.
Hewitt L.
6-37-604-66-3
Agassi A.
Ginepri R.
6-45-76-34-66-3
Quarter-finals
Agassi A.
Blake J.
3-63-66-36-37-66
Hewitt L.
Nieminen J.
2-66-13-66-36-1
Ginepri R.
Coria G.
4-66-17-53-67-5
Federer R.
Nalbandian D.
6-26-46-1
R16
Ginepri R.
Gasquet R.
6-33-66-786-46-0
Agassi A.
Malisse X.
6-36-46-754-66-2
Nieminen J.
Verdasco F.
6-27-666-3
Coria G.
Massu N.
6-42-66-756-26-2
Federer R.
Kiefer N.
6-46-736-36-4
Hewitt L.
Hrbaty D.
6-16-46-2
Nalbandian D.
Sanguinetti D.
4-67-646-46-2
Blake J.
Robredo T.
4-67-56-26-3
R32
Malisse X.
Youzhny M.
5-71-66-17-57-61
Coria G.
Soderling R.
6-26-746-16-4
Ginepri R.
Haas T.
7-56-736-42-66-3
Sanguinetti D.
Srichaphan P.
6-34-66-727-667-65
Federer R.
Rochus O.
6-37-666-2
Robredo T.
Grosjean S.
6-47-56-737-63
Agassi A.
Berdych T.
3-66-16-47-62
Nalbandian D.
Gonzalez F.
7-56-36-0
Kiefer N.
Clement A.
6-46-756-46-1
Nieminen J.
Mirnyi M.
6-37-653-66-3
Verdasco F.
Djokovic N.
6-14-66-726-46-4
Hrbaty D.
Ferrer D.
6-777-57-57-5
Hewitt L.
Dent T.
6-33-66-726-27-5
Gasquet R.
Ljubicic I.
3-67-666-776-36-2
Massu N.
Wawrinka S.
6-46-36-0
Blake J.
Nadal R.
6-44-66-36-1
R64
Agassi A.
Karlovic I.
7-647-657-64
Clement A.
Murray A.
6-27-622-66-746-0
Robredo T.
Kuerten G.
5-77-636-36-2
Gasquet R.
Galimberti G.
6-13-66-33-2
Massu N.
Novak J.
W/O
Wawrinka S.
Puerta M.
3-66-46-36-746-1
Ferrer D.
Kucera K.
6-36-06-2
Nieminen J.
Phau B.
6-26-45-76-4
Federer R.
Santoro F.
7-57-57-62
Kiefer N.
Stepanek R.
4-64-66-46-36-3
Rochus O.
Montanes A.
4-66-26-16-3
Malisse X.
Baker B.
6-756-26-36-4
Ljubicic I.
Saulnier C.
7-655-76-46-4
Haas T.
Schuettler R.
7-656-26-0
Nalbandian D.
Wessels P.
7-641-66-27-64
Gonzalez F.
Tursunov D.
6-43-66-46-3
Ginepri R.
Muller G.
6-16-16-4
Sanguinetti D.
Moya C.
3-66-16-26-4
Srichaphan P.
Davydenko N.
6-47-56-3
Djokovic N.
Ancic M.
6-35-77-646-3
Verdasco F.
Capdeville P.
6-46-27-5
Grosjean S.
Johansson T.
6-36-24-66-2
Nadal R.
Jenkins S.
6-47-56-4
Blake J.
Andreev I.
6-26-26-4
Berdych T.
Mello R.
6-36-26-0
Youzhny M.
Bjorkman J.
6-46-46-3
Mirnyi M.
Serra F.
7-656-746-47-64
Soderling R.
Lopez F.
6-26-27-66
Hrbaty D.
Lammer M.
6-16-16-3
Coria G.
Spadea V.
6-26-36-2
Hewitt L.
Acasuso J.
7-667-636-2
Dent T.
Almagro N.
6-36-24-67-5
R128
Muller G.
Roddick A.
7-647-687-61
Hrbaty D.
Seppi A.
6-26-46-766-2
Dent T.
Burgsmuller L.
6-33-66-16-4
Sanguinetti D.
Arthurs W.
6-36-37-63
Moya C.
Llodra M.
6-46-42-1
Stepanek R.
Lapentti N.
7-57-656-1
Montanes A.
Hanescu V.
6-43-66-32-1
Rochus O.
Vik R.
5-76-26-26-2
Phau B.
Popp A.
6-16-36-3
Federer R.
Minar I.
6-16-16-1
Santoro F.
Melzer J.
6-26-16-3
Wessels P.
Rochus C.
6-746-36-46-4
Almagro N.
Carlsen K.
7-647-56-4
Acasuso J.
Horna L.
4-66-36-47-611
Kucera K.
Philippoussis M.
6-46-27-5
Massu N.
Gambill J.
7-646-26-3
Andreev I.
Elseneer G.
6-46-46-2
Blake J.
Rusedski G.
7-57-636-3
Galimberti G.
Young D.
7-646-16-2
Haas T.
Luczak P.
3-66-36-26-3
Karlovic I.
Fish M.
7-646-35-77-64
Malisse X.
Hernych J.
6-27-56-2
Bjorkman J.
Behrend T.
6-36-36-0
Grosjean S.
Hernandez O.
6-26-36-2
Johansson T.
Zabaleta M.
6-36-46-3
Lammer M.
Kim K.
3-66-37-56-4
Nieminen J.
Beck K.
6-42-67-50-67-5
Soderling R.
Chela J.
6-737-646-36-4
Spadea V.
Weiner G.
6-46-26-0
Jenkins S.
Bastl G.
7-646-06-714-67-65
Nadal R.
Reynolds B.
6-36-36-4
Youzhny M.
Mayer F.
6-16-06-2
Berdych T.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-667-646-4
Mello R.
Monaco J.
6-726-26-16-4
Capdeville P.
Mathieu P.
6-24-67-56-2
Verdasco F.
Henman T.
6-46-26-2
Ginepri R.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-36-27-65
Schuettler R.
Starace P.
6-16-41-67-64
Wawrinka S.
Ram R.
2-66-47-666-727-5
Davydenko N.
Zib T.
6-26-06-4
Srichaphan P.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-46-36-0
Robredo T.
Bracciali D.
3-66-36-46-2
Nalbandian D.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-27-56-4
Kiefer N.
Vanek J.
6-46-26-3
Murray A.
Pavel A.
6-33-63-66-16-4
Clement A.
Ferrero J.
7-57-56-1
Lopez F.
Volandri F.
6-24-67-656-1
Gonzalez F.
Moodie W.
4-66-47-57-5
Tursunov D.
Baghdatis M.
6-46-36-776-2
Hewitt L.
Costa A.
6-16-26-1
Ferrer D.
Calleri A.
4-66-46-746-16-1
Novak J.
Norman D.
6-46-46-2
Gasquet R.
Martin A.
6-26-31-66-746-4
Puerta M.
Okun N.
7-646-736-46-0
Ljubicic I.
Summerer T.
6-37-646-3
Saulnier C.
Tipsarevic J.
6-777-636-46-3
Agassi A.
Sabau R.
6-36-36-1
Kuerten G.
Goldstein P.
6-26-756-37-63
Baker B.
Gaudio G.
7-696-26-4
Ancic M.
Lee H.
6-26-17-5
Djokovic N.
Monfils G.
7-54-67-650-67-5
Serra F.
Koubek S.
6-16-44-66-4
Mirnyi M.
Gimelstob J.
6-27-56-2
Coria G.
Mantilla F.
7-656-16-3