Marcos Baghdatis vs Vincent SpadeaLas Vegas Round of 32

Las Vegas · ATP · Round of 32
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 March 2008
hard
51 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Baghdatis M.
7-6 6-1
Spadea V.
Baghdatis M.
7762
Spadea V.
651

Marcos Baghdatis defeated Vincent Spadea 7-6 6-1 in the Las Vegas round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Vincent Spadea came in defending last year's round-robin, but Marcos Baghdatis had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard. Marcos Baghdatis extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Marcos Baghdatis came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-06-19s HertogenboschR16grassMarcos Baghdatis6-2 7-6(5)
2006-04-10HoustonR16clayVincent Spadea6-2 3-1 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Baghdatis M.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Spadea V.

Spadea V.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Baghdatis M.

Serve advantage — Baghdatis M.

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
1st serve in·Even
54%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
60%
Return points won·Even
38%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.1
4.0
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 39). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
59
45
Break points saved·Clear edge
92
75
Break points won·Slight edge
36
45
Deciding sets·Slight edge
64
53
Tiebreaks·Dominant
81
46

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