Mardy Fish vs David Nalbandian — Indian Wells Masters Quarter-final

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
USA
Mardy Fish
44 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 13 March 2008
hard
ARG
David Nalbandian
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Fish M.
6-3 6-7 7-6
Nalbandian D.
Fish M.
665772
Nalbandian D.
377641

Mardy Fish defeated David Nalbandian 6-3 6-7 7-6 in the Indian Wells Masters quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Mardy Fish came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Mardy Fish extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Mardy Fish closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–7 7–6.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-08-11Cincinnati MastersQFhardMardy Fish7-6(3) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Fish M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Nalbandian D.

Nalbandian D.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Fish M.

Even serve battle

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
Fish M.Nalbandian D.
1st serve in·Even
56%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Even
67%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
41%
Break points saved·Even
62%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.2
4.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 187). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Fish M.Nalbandian D.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
65
72
Break points saved·Even
89
88
Break points won·Clear edge
56
69
Deciding sets·Even
72
72
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
63
84

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
27°CMainly clear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 24%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
Fish M.
6-25-76-3
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.
Nadal R.
6-36-2
Fish M.
Federer R.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Fish M.
Nalbandian D.
6-36-757-64
Djokovic N.
Wawrinka S.
7-656-2
Nadal R.
Blake J.
7-53-66-3
Federer R.
Haas T.
W/O
R16
Wawrinka S.
Lee H.
6-15-76-4
Djokovic N.
Canas G.
6-26-3
Blake J.
Gasquet R.
6-46-2
Federer R.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-4
Haas T.
Murray A.
2-67-56-3
Fish M.
Hewitt L.
7-53-67-64
Nalbandian D.
Ferrero J.
6-26-2
Nadal R.
Tsonga J.
6-747-637-5
R32
Lee H.
Ferrer D.
7-656-757-63
Murray A.
Karlovic I.
7-676-736-3
Federer R.
Mahut N.
6-16-1
Ljubicic I.
Robredo T.
6-36-4
Haas T.
Verdasco F.
7-654-66-1
Fish M.
Davydenko N.
6-36-2
Blake J.
Moya C.
6-36-4
Tsonga J.
Mathieu P.
7-656-4
Nadal R.
Young D.
6-16-3
Gasquet R.
Chela J.
6-26-1
Wawrinka S.
Baghdatis M.
6-36-716-0
Nalbandian D.
Stepanek R.
7-610-67-66
Ferrero J.
Ancic M.
7-54-67-67
Hewitt L.
Youzhny M.
7-56-1
Canas G.
Monaco J.
6-36-716-2
Djokovic N.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-36-2
R64
Mahut N.
Almagro N.
7-616-2
Canas G.
Bjorkman J.
6-27-64
Wawrinka S.
Berdych T.
2-67-636-4
Monaco J.
Haase R.
6-26-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Malisse X.
6-25-76-4
Djokovic N.
Seppi A.
6-37-63
Gasquet R.
Soderling R.
6-36-2
Blake J.
Gicquel M.
6-36-756-1
Moya C.
Ginepri R.
2-66-26-4
Mathieu P.
Fognini F.
6-17-67
Tsonga J.
Sela D.
6-26-4
Young D.
Lopez F.
6-46-736-2
Nadal R.
Giraldo S.
6-36-3
Ferrero J.
Johansson T.
6-46-4
Stepanek R.
Mirnyi M.
6-46-2
Federer R.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-36-2
Lee H.
Nieminen J.
4-67-656-3
Hewitt L.
Querrey S.
6-46-3
Baghdatis M.
Odesnik W.
7-621-66-3
Karlovic I.
De Voest R.
6-37-62
Fish M.
Andreev I.
6-46-3
Davydenko N.
Isner J.
6-27-63
Haas T.
Roddick A.
6-46-4
Verdasco F.
Hanescu V.
4-66-46-3
Chela J.
Tursunov D.
6-717-666-4
Nalbandian D.
Gulbis E.
6-44-67-64
Ferrer D.
Rochus O.
6-26-2
Ljubicic I.
Cilic M.
7-677-5
Murray A.
Melzer J.
3-66-36-3
Robredo T.
Massu N.
6-45-77-65
Youzhny M.
Simon G.
7-56-4
Ancic M.
Gonzalez F.
7-53-66-3
R128
Haase R.
Vemic D.
3-66-36-2
Malisse X.
Serra F.
6-756-26-0
Seppi A.
Capdeville P.
4-67-636-2
Soderling R.
Grosjean S.
6-36-3
Tursunov D.
Becker B.
7-646-3
Wawrinka S.
Levine J.
7-54-66-4
Odesnik W.
Kunitsyn I.
2-67-636-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Roitman S.
6-16-4
Giraldo S.
Eschauer W.
7-656-4
Young D.
Reynolds B.
6-36-4
Sela D.
Kiefer N.
6-46-746-3
Fognini F.
Schuettler R.
2-66-36-3
Gicquel M.
Starace P.
6-46-3
Ginepri R.
Spadea V.
6-16-1
Lee H.
Llodra M.
6-26-3
Rochus O.
Clement A.
6-46-4
Gulbis E.
Hernandez O.
6-26-1
Mirnyi M.
Acasuso J.
7-57-5
Johansson T.
Lu Y.
6-46-726-4
Ancic M.
Monfils G.
6-36-2
Simon G.
Berlocq C.
6-26-3
Querrey S.
Horna L.
7-656-3
Fish M.
Mayer F.
7-56-4
Isner J.
Bolelli S.
6-36-757-62
Haas T.
Benneteau J.
3-66-06-2
Hanescu V.
Montanes A.
1-66-46-4
De Voest R.
Berrer M.
7-647-5
Melzer J.
Safin M.
7-652-66-2
Massu N.
Tipsarevic J.
6-43-67-64
Cilic M.
Nishikori K.
6-26-4
Mahut N.
Korolev E.
3-66-26-2
Bjorkman J.
Volandri F.
6-37-65