Nicolas Massu vs Nicolas Almagro — Costa Do Sauipe Quarter-final

Costa Do Sauipe · ATP · Quarter-final
CHI
Nicolas Massu
46 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 February 2006
hard
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Massu N.
7-6 6-3
Almagro N.
Massu N.
7762
Almagro N.
643–

Nicolas Massu defeated Nicolas Almagro 7-6 6-3 in the Costa Do Sauipe quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Almagro came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 32. Nicolas Massu claimed a first win over Nicolas Almagro in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Nicolas Massu closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

0–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-01-19Australian OpenR128hardNicolas Almagro6-4 6-4 3-6 5-7 6-3
2008-02-25AcapulcoQFhardNicolas Almagro4-6 6-3 6-3
2008-02-11Costa Do SauipeR32hardNicolas Almagro6-3 6-2
2006-05-08Rome MastersR64clayNicolas Almagro7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Massu N.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

Almagro N.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Massu N.

Serve advantage — Almagro N.

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
Massu N.Almagro N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.2
8.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (143 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Massu N.Almagro N.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
47
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
80
91
Break points won·Clear edge
47
23
Deciding sets·Dominant
46
71
Tiebreaks·Even
56
57

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

Draw

Final
Massu N.
Martin A.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Martin A.
Patience O.
6-25-77-63
Massu N.
Monaco J.
2-66-27-5
Quarter-finals
Martin A.
Vanek J.
7-656-3
Patience O.
Pashanski B.
4-66-36-2
Monaco J.
Chela J.
6-36-2
Massu N.
Almagro N.
7-646-3
R16
Pashanski B.
Mello R.
6-26-3
Chela J.
Starace P.
6-47-5
Monaco J.
Serra F.
6-16-1
Massu N.
Vicente F.
3-67-666-3
Almagro N.
Saretta F.
7-57-5
Martin A.
Ghem A.
6-23-66-3
Vanek J.
Volandri F.
6-06-1
Patience O.
Gaudio G.
6-26-2
R32
Vicente F.
Berlocq C.
6-42-0
Serra F.
Dlouhy L.
6-32-66-4
Massu N.
Daniel M.
7-636-1
Martin A.
Horna L.
6-47-5
Vanek J.
Montanes A.
7-666-1
Volandri F.
Kim K.
3-66-36-0
Pashanski B.
Behrend T.
6-31-66-3
Mello R.
Marin J.
7-693-66-0
Patience O.
Sabau R.
7-656-3
Gaudio G.
Portas A.
6-33-66-3
Almagro N.
Sa A.
6-17-63
Saretta F.
Ferrero J.
6-46-3
Monaco J.
del Potro J.
7-57-5
Starace P.
Navarro I.
6-33-66-3
Chela J.
Gimeno Traver D.
7-636-3
Ghem A.
Kuerten G.
3-66-36-4