David Nalbandian vs Fabrice Santoro — Australian Open Quarter-final

Australian Open · ATP · Quarter-final
ARG
David Nalbandian
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2006
hard
FRA
Fabrice Santoro
53 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nalbandian D.
7-5 6-0 6-0
Santoro F.
Nalbandian D.
7663
Santoro F.
500–

David Nalbandian defeated Fabrice Santoro 7-5 6-0 6-0 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Fabrice Santoro came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 128. David Nalbandian narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-05-02Rome MastersR64clayFabrice Santoro6-4 1-6 6-4
2004-04-19Monte Carlo MastersR16clayDavid Nalbandian6-3 6-2
2002-10-14Madrid MastersR16clayFabrice Santoro6-0 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Nalbandian D.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Santoro F.

Santoro F.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.Santoro F.
1st serve in·Even
57%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
41%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Even
4.2
4.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 155). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nalbandian D.Santoro F.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
72
51
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
80
Break points won·Clear edge
69
54
Deciding sets·Clear edge
72
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
84
59

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
26°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 56%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Baghdatis M.
5-77-56-06-2
Semi-finals
Federer R.
Kiefer N.
6-35-76-06-2
Baghdatis M.
Nalbandian D.
3-65-76-36-46-4
Quarter-finals
Baghdatis M.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-24-63-66-3
Kiefer N.
Grosjean S.
6-30-66-46-718-6
Nalbandian D.
Santoro F.
7-56-06-0
Federer R.
Davydenko N.
6-43-67-677-65
R16
Santoro F.
Ferrer D.
6-47-57-5
Federer R.
Haas T.
6-46-03-64-66-2
Nalbandian D.
Robredo T.
6-36-02-66-2
Ljubicic I.
Johansson T.
6-26-46-4
Baghdatis M.
Roddick A.
6-41-66-36-4
Davydenko N.
Hrbaty D.
4-64-66-46-26-3
Kiefer N.
Chela J.
7-646-36-3
Grosjean S.
Mathieu P.
7-56-26-2
R32
Kiefer N.
Ferrero J.
6-36-25-76-2
Mathieu P.
Horna L.
7-627-676-1
Grosjean S.
Coria G.
6-26-23-66-4
Santoro F.
Gaudio G.
6-36-25-71-66-4
Johansson T.
Simon G.
6-36-26-1
Federer R.
Mirnyi M.
6-36-46-3
Haas T.
Luczak P.
4-66-36-46-4
Hrbaty D.
Andreev I.
1-66-46-32-66-4
Davydenko N.
Healey N.
6-25-76-47-5
Chela J.
Vliegen K.
6-16-46-4
Ferrer D.
Ancic M.
6-36-36-3
Robredo T.
Blake J.
6-36-46-4
Nalbandian D.
Nieminen J.
2-66-36-27-5
Ljubicic I.
Lopez F.
7-57-656-0
Baghdatis M.
Gremelmayr D.
6-26-16-2
Roddick A.
Benneteau J.
6-16-26-2
R64
Andreev I.
Sluiter R.
3-66-37-642-66-2
Federer R.
Mayer F.
6-16-46-0
Roddick A.
Moodie W.
7-56-36-2
Vliegen K.
Verdasco F.
3-66-27-647-5
Ljubicic I.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-56-26-1
Luczak P.
Rochus O.
6-746-46-16-716-1
Haas T.
Goldstein P.
6-06-16-2
Kiefer N.
Pashanski B.
4-66-16-46-1
Healey N.
Delic A.
6-46-746-36-4
Hrbaty D.
Norman D.
6-27-55-74-610-8
Lopez F.
Muller G.
6-26-46-766-4
Ferrero J.
Tipsarevic J.
6-33-65-76-36-2
Simon G.
Berdych T.
6-36-24-66-2
Johansson T.
Malisse X.
6-33-67-54-66-3
Gremelmayr D.
Ginepri R.
2-65-76-46-36-3
Mathieu P.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-07-656-2
Baghdatis M.
Stepanek R.
6-46-33-60-67-5
Horna L.
Phau B.
6-36-26-1
Blake J.
Faurel J.
2-66-16-46-3
Robredo T.
Tursunov D.
7-643-67-656-3
Ferrer D.
Bracciali D.
6-46-46-756-2
Ancic M.
Hernych J.
6-16-46-4
Benneteau J.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-47-636-1
Grosjean S.
Monaco J.
6-46-36-3
Coria G.
Luzzi F.
7-6106-46-3
Gaudio G.
Burgsmuller L.
6-36-26-3
Nalbandian D.
Wawrinka S.
6-43-66-46-2
Santoro F.
Pavel A.
6-46-16-4
Davydenko N.
Kim K.
4-66-06-36-2
Chela J.
Hewitt L.
6-46-46-786-2
Nieminen J.
Wang J.
6-27-636-2
Mirnyi M.
Sanguinetti D.
7-56-34-67-68
R128
Ferrer D.
Serra F.
4-66-36-16-4
Wang J.
Zabaleta M.
6-27-54-1
Berdych T.
Reynolds B.
7-56-36-726-1
Benneteau J.
Daniel M.
6-26-13-0
Healey N.
Volandri F.
6-26-3
Burgsmuller L.
Schuettler R.
3-66-37-626-3
Sluiter R.
Snobel P.
6-42-66-26-4
Norman D.
Fleishman Z.
6-47-665-70-66-3
Hrbaty D.
Marach O.
3-64-66-26-16-3
Gaudio G.
Sabau R.
6-25-0
Kiefer N.
Srichaphan P.
6-754-67-656-16-2
Ferrero J.
Zib T.
7-56-06-2
Luzzi F.
Marin J.
6-16-47-5
Coria G.
Hanescu V.
6-41-64-66-26-1
Haas T.
Gasquet R.
6-27-56-2
Goldstein P.
Djokovic N.
6-21-66-36-2
Luczak P.
Minar I.
7-647-656-4
Rochus O.
Llodra M.
6-46-26-2
Mirnyi M.
Ascione T.
6-33-66-16-746-0
Sanguinetti D.
Adaktusson J.
7-656-36-2
Mayer F.
Lee H.
6-46-14-66-4
Federer R.
Istomin D.
6-26-36-2
Bracciali D.
Lu Y.
6-17-646-2
Robredo T.
Vanek J.
6-47-666-3
Tursunov D.
Henman T.
5-76-36-47-5
Faurel J.
Waske A.
7-656-37-62
Blake J.
Acasuso J.
6-26-34-67-64
Nieminen J.
Kimmich M.
6-26-36-1
Wawrinka S.
Montanes A.
4-66-26-36-0
Nalbandian D.
Udomchoke D.
6-26-21-66-746-1
Ljubicic I.
Guccione C.
7-656-47-63
Kohlschreiber P.
Dlouhy L.
7-56-26-4
Muller G.
Mello R.
5-76-26-747-646-0
Lopez F.
Behrend T.
6-27-56-3
Simon G.
Massu N.
7-666-23-64-66-3
Malisse X.
Youzhny M.
7-55-76-46-2
Johansson T.
Saulnier C.
6-17-636-4
Ginepri R.
Melzer J.
6-16-46-2
Gremelmayr D.
Bjorkman J.
3-66-26-06-1
Baghdatis M.
Gimelstob J.
7-667-56-0
Vliegen K.
Rochus C.
6-36-16-4
Stepanek R.
Rehnquist B.
6-16-26-2
Garcia Lopez G.
Dent T.
7-646-37-64
Moodie W.
Hernandez O.
3-67-656-46-2
Roddick A.
Lammer M.
6-46-26-2
Hernych J.
Vicente F.
2-66-37-656-2
Ancic M.
Calleri A.
6-44-66-36-4
Delic A.
Starace P.
7-56-736-33-66-3
Kim K.
Levy H.
6-46-46-0
Davydenko N.
Karlovic I.
7-54-63-67-56-3
Hewitt L.
Vik R.
6-42-65-77-646-3
Pavel A.
Moya C.
6-47-654-63-66-4
Chela J.
Murray A.
6-16-36-3
Andreev I.
Almagro N.
7-56-46-3
Santoro F.
Spadea V.
3-66-06-26-3
Verdasco F.
Carlsen K.
7-656-46-4
Pashanski B.
Arthurs W.
6-36-44-67-62
Tipsarevic J.
Seppi A.
1-66-44-66-26-4
Bogomolov Jr A.
Gonzalez F.
4-67-666-36-737-5
Mathieu P.
Clement A.
6-37-646-3
Phau B.
Berlocq C.
6-47-632-67-64
Horna L.
Monfils G.
6-47-56-1
Grosjean S.
Philippoussis M.
6-46-26-3
Monaco J.
Lisnard J.
4-66-26-46-3