Michael Russell vs Nicolas Almagro — Canada Masters Round of 64

Canada Masters · ATP · Round of 64
USA
Michael Russell
48 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 5 August 2007
hard
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Russell M.
2-6 7-6 6-3
Almagro N.
Russell M.
27762
Almagro N.
66331

Michael Russell defeated Nicolas Almagro 2-6 7-6 6-3 in the Canada Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Almagro came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 64. Michael Russell claimed a first win over Nicolas Almagro in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-04-07HoustonR16clayNicolas Almagro6-2 6-3
2011-03-10Indian Wells MastersR64hardNicolas Almagro6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Russell M.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

Almagro N.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Russell M.

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
Russell M.Almagro N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.6
8.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Russell M.Almagro N.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
34
53
Break points saved·Dominant
63
91
Break points won·Slight edge
31
23
Deciding sets·Clear edge
54
71
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
36
57

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
25°CClear
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 41%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
Federer R.
7-622-67-62
Semi-finals
Federer R.
Stepanek R.
7-666-2
Djokovic N.
Nadal R.
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.
Dancevic F.
4-66-26-3
Djokovic N.
Roddick A.
7-646-4
Stepanek R.
Davydenko N.
6-47-5
Federer R.
Hewitt L.
6-36-4
R16
Djokovic N.
Nalbandian D.
6-26-3
Nadal R.
Mathieu P.
3-66-36-2
Dancevic F.
Verdasco F.
4-66-46-3
Roddick A.
Baghdatis M.
6-26-3
Stepanek R.
Haas T.
6-32-66-2
Davydenko N.
Youzhny M.
7-686-3
Hewitt L.
Hrbaty D.
6-7107-667-5
Federer R.
Fognini F.
6-16-1
R32
Haas T.
Russell M.
6-33-0
Hewitt L.
Blake J.
W/O
Federer R.
Karlovic I.
7-627-63
Nalbandian D.
Ferrer D.
7-646-1
Verdasco F.
Gasquet R.
3-67-676-4
Dancevic F.
Odesnik W.
6-34-67-5
Stepanek R.
Gonzalez F.
6-727-616-4
Mathieu P.
Ancic M.
6-36-2
Youzhny M.
Wawrinka S.
6-46-4
Davydenko N.
Nieminen J.
6-37-65
Hrbaty D.
Robredo T.
6-26-4
Nadal R.
Safin M.
7-646-0
Fognini F.
Murray A.
6-26-2
Roddick A.
Clement A.
6-17-65
Baghdatis M.
Haase R.
6-23-66-1
Djokovic N.
Kiefer N.
6-36-3
R64
Safin M.
Soderling R.
1-2
Murray A.
Ginepri R.
6-46-4
Clement A.
Bester P.
7-626-2
Stepanek R.
Bjorkman J.
6-46-1
Blake J.
Melzer J.
7-57-64
Russell M.
Almagro N.
2-67-636-3
Karlovic I.
Mirnyi M.
4-66-37-63
Hewitt L.
Ferrero J.
7-656-4
Ferrer D.
Gulbis E.
6-26-1
Hrbaty D.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-666-4
Fognini F.
Polansky P.
6-37-67
Ancic M.
Niemeyer F.
6-46-2
Mathieu P.
Canas G.
4-67-56-0
Haas T.
Calleri A.
6-37-66
Odesnik W.
Ljubicic I.
6-34-67-65
Dancevic F.
del Potro J.
6-43-66-3
Kiefer N.
Tursunov D.
1-66-46-3
Verdasco F.
Chela J.
3-66-16-3
Nalbandian D.
Falla A.
6-46-3
Youzhny M.
Grosjean S.
6-26-4
Haase R.
Berdych T.
6-47-5
Nieminen J.
Benneteau J.
6-36-4
Wawrinka S.
Lee H.
6-33-66-1
Baghdatis M.
Moya C.
7-676-1