Alejandro Falla vs Mardy Fish — Washington Round of 32

Washington · ATP · Round of 32
COL
Alejandro Falla
42 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 10 August 2008
hard
USA
Mardy Fish
44 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
Falla A.
5-7 6-4 6-2
Fish M.
Falla A.
5662
Fish M.
7421

Alejandro Falla defeated Mardy Fish 5-7 6-4 6-2 in the Washington round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mardy Fish came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Alejandro Falla narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-01-16Australian OpenR64hardAlejandro Falla7-6(4) 6-3 7-6(6)
2011-02-21Delray BeachQFhardMardy Fish6-1 6-4
2010-09-17Davis Cup WG PO: COL vs USARRclayMardy Fish4-6 6-1 6-4 3-6 6-4
2008-08-04Los AngelesR32hardMardy Fish6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Falla A.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Fish M.

Fish M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Falla A.

Serve advantage — Fish 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
Falla A.Fish M.
1st serve in·Even
58%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
67%
Return points won·Even
40%
38%
Break points saved·Even
58%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.9
9.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Falla A.Fish M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
32
65
Break points saved·Clear edge
73
89
Break points won·Clear edge
39
56
Deciding sets·Dominant
22
72
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
55
63

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
29°CClear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 36%

Draw

Final
del Potro J.
Troicki V.
6-36-3
Semi-finals
del Potro J.
Haas T.
6-26-1
Troicki V.
Kunitsyn I.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Haas T.
Falla A.
7-56-1
Kunitsyn I.
Devvarman S.
6-46-1
Troicki V.
Roddick A.
0-66-26-4
del Potro J.
Isner J.
6-46-4
R16
Falla A.
Serra F.
7-627-611
Roddick A.
Schwank E.
4-66-47-62
Troicki V.
Reynolds B.
6-41-66-4
Devvarman S.
Kendrick R.
6-26-757-5
Kunitsyn I.
Fognini F.
2-66-27-66
del Potro J.
Sela D.
6-05-76-2
Haas T.
Mahut N.
7-646-3
Isner J.
Young D.
6-47-64
R32
Fognini F.
Safin M.
7-5
Haas T.
De Voest R.
6-44-66-1
del Potro J.
Levine J.
6-26-3
Sela D.
Spadea V.
7-666-3
Young D.
Horna L.
6-36-1
Isner J.
Granollers M.
6-36-757-61
Mahut N.
Odesnik W.
4-66-46-4
Serra F.
Ignatik U.
7-636-3
Falla A.
Fish M.
5-76-46-2
Kunitsyn I.
Zverev M.
6-766-46-2
Devvarman S.
Dent T.
7-632-66-1
Kendrick R.
Lopez F.
6-37-5
Reynolds B.
Gicquel M.
7-623-66-4
Troicki V.
Gremelmayr D.
6-46-2
Schwank E.
Grosjean S.
6-34-66-3
Roddick A.
Delgado R.
6-37-64