Nicolas Almagro vs Bjorn Phau — Valencia Round of 16

Valencia · ATP · Round of 16
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 April 2006
hard
GER
Bjorn Phau
46 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Almagro N.
6-2 6-1
Phau B.
Almagro N.
662
Phau B.
21–

Nicolas Almagro defeated Bjorn Phau 6-2 6-1 in the Valencia round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Bjorn Phau came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Nicolas Almagro claimed a first win over Bjorn Phau in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-08-23New HavenR32hardBjorn Phau2-6 6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Almagro N.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Phau B.

Phau B.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Almagro 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
Almagro N.Phau B.
1st serve in·Even
56%
53%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.1
3.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 168). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Almagro N.Phau B.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
53
39
Break points saved·Clear edge
91
71
Break points won·Clear edge
23
42
Deciding sets·Clear edge
71
47
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
57
41

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Almagro N.
Simon G.
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Simon G.
Verdasco F.
6-27-65
Almagro N.
Safin M.
6-22-66-4
Quarter-finals
Almagro N.
Volandri F.
6-46-1
Safin M.
Gaudio G.
6-46-4
Simon G.
Seppi A.
7-627-64
Verdasco F.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-726-46-3
R16
Seppi A.
Ascione T.
1-66-16-2
Volandri F.
Zib T.
6-46-4
Simon G.
Sanguinetti D.
3-67-56-3
Safin M.
Pashanski B.
6-26-2
Gaudio G.
Mayer F.
6-46-2
Almagro N.
Phau B.
6-26-1
Garcia Lopez G.
Hernych J.
6-26-4
Verdasco F.
Starace P.
6-37-64
R32
Ascione T.
Ferrer D.
7-61
Gaudio G.
Sluiter R.
7-667-63
Sanguinetti D.
Gabashvili T.
6-746-46-3
Seppi A.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-26-2
Hernych J.
Davydenko N.
7-57-5
Garcia Lopez G.
Lopez F.
6-36-3
Starace P.
Dlouhy L.
6-36-3
Verdasco F.
Martin A.
6-36-4
Simon G.
Vik R.
6-36-2
Volandri F.
Portas A.
6-06-1
Zib T.
Pavel A.
7-56-3
Phau B.
Fraile G.
7-616-746-2
Almagro N.
Ferrero J.
6-736-46-4
Safin M.
Andreev I.
7-666-4
Pashanski B.
Costa A.
3-66-36-4
Mayer F.
Burniol G.
6-06-3