Nicolas Almagro vs Stan WawrinkaAuckland Round of 32

Auckland · ATP · Round of 32
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2007
hard
#117ATP
1678ELO
1664Hard ELO
$657kYTD
$38MCAREER
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLLL
Almagro N.
1-6 6-4 6-1
Wawrinka S.
Almagro N.
1662
Wawrinka S.
6411

Nicolas Almagro defeated Stan Wawrinka 1-6 6-4 6-1 in the Auckland round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Stan Wawrinka came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's semi-final. Nicolas Almagro narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-10-28Paris MastersR16hardStan Wawrinka6-3 6-2
2013-02-18Buenos AiresSFclayStan Wawrinka6-3 7-5
2012-04-15Monte Carlo MastersR16clayStan Wawrinka6-3 6-3
2012-02-20Buenos AiresSFclayNicolas Almagro6-4 3-6 7-5
2012-01-16Australian OpenR32hardNicolas Almagro7-6(2) 6-2 6-4
2010-08-15Cincinnati MastersR64hardStan Wawrinka6-3 6-3
2010-03-05Davis Cup WG R1: ESP vs SUIRRclayStan Wawrinka3-6 6-4 3-6 7-5 6-3
2006-08-21New HavenR64hardStan Wawrinka6-3 6-7(5) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Almagro N.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Wawrinka S.

Wawrinka S.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Almagro N.Wawrinka S.
Serve
48
Return
8

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
56%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
53%
Service points won·Even
65%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Even
59%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
8.1
7.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
53
65
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
99
Break points won·Slight edge
23
30
Deciding sets·Even
71
71
Tiebreaks·Dominant
57
90

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
95

Wawrinka S.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
20°COvercast
Wind 26 km/hHumidity 64%