Kristof Vliegen vs Nicolas Almagro — Auckland Round of 16

Auckland · ATP · Round of 16
BEL
Kristof Vliegen
44 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2007
hard
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Vliegen K.
7-6 2-6 7-5
Almagro N.
Vliegen K.
77272
Almagro N.
62651

Kristof Vliegen defeated Nicolas Almagro 7-6 2-6 7-5 in the Auckland round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Almagro came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Kristof Vliegen claimed a first win over Nicolas Almagro in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kristof Vliegen closed it out in three sets, 7–6 2–6 7–5.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-05-02MunichR32clayNicolas Almagro6-3 6-1
2007-05-20DusseldorfRRclayNicolas Almagro6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Vliegen K.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

Almagro N.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Vliegen K.

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
Vliegen K.Almagro N.
1st serve in·Even
60%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
65%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Even
55%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.6
8.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.1
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (91 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vliegen K.Almagro N.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
44
53
Break points saved·Clear edge
69
91
Break points won·Clear edge
44
23
Deciding sets·Clear edge
50
71
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
62
57

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
20°COvercast
Wind 26 km/hHumidity 64%

Draw

Final
Ferrer D.
Robredo T.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Ferrer D.
Fish M.
6-04-66-1
Robredo T.
Calleri A.
6-46-0
Quarter-finals
Fish M.
Chela J.
7-637-68
Ferrer D.
Vliegen K.
3-66-36-2
Robredo T.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-45-76-2
Calleri A.
Monaco J.
4-66-46-3
R16
Vliegen K.
Almagro N.
7-622-67-5
Fish M.
Ancic M.
6-46-4
Chela J.
Massu N.
7-54-66-3
Ferrer D.
Bracciali D.
6-06-1
Robredo T.
Martin A.
6-46-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Hrbaty D.
6-26-3
Monaco J.
Rochus O.
7-55-76-3
Calleri A.
Serra F.
6-46-1
R32
Bracciali D.
Simon G.
6-36-2
Rochus O.
Nieminen J.
7-636-1
Martin A.
Monfils G.
6-46-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Horna L.
6-47-5
Hrbaty D.
Jun W.
6-47-5
Ancic M.
Rosol L.
6-37-64
Fish M.
Kendrick R.
6-26-4
Chela J.
Mahut N.
7-626-3
Massu N.
Ferrero J.
6-46-2
Ferrer D.
Gaudio G.
5-76-36-2
Vliegen K.
Tipsarevic J.
7-636-0
Almagro N.
Wawrinka S.
1-66-46-1
Calleri A.
del Potro J.
6-16-3
Serra F.
Lapentti N.
6-31-66-4
Monaco J.
King Turner D.
6-36-3
Robredo T.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-26-1