David Nalbandian vs Nicolas Massu — Beijing Olympics Round of 32

Beijing Olympics · ATP · Round of 32
ARG
David Nalbandian
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 August 2008
hard
CHI
Nicolas Massu
46 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Nalbandian D.
7-6 6-1
Massu N.
Nalbandian D.
7762
Massu N.
601–

David Nalbandian defeated Nicolas Massu 7-6 6-1 in the Beijing Olympics round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — David Nalbandian came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. David Nalbandian extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-10-25BaselSFhardDavid Nalbandian6-3 6-4
2003-02-24AcapulcoR32hardDavid Nalbandian2-6 6-1 6-4
2002-02-18Buenos AiresQFclayNicolas Massu7-6(2) 4-6 7-6(2)

Serve vs return

This season
Nalbandian D.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Massu N.

Massu N.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Nalbandian D.

Serve advantage — Nalbandian D.

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
Nalbandian D.Massu N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
41%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Even
4.0
3.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (187 vs 50). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nalbandian D.Massu N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
72
47
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
80
Break points won·Clear edge
69
47
Deciding sets·Dominant
72
46
Tiebreaks·Dominant
84
56

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

Draw

Final
Nadal R.
Gonzalez F.
6-37-626-3
Bronze
Djokovic N.
Blake J.
6-37-64
Semi-finals
Gonzalez F.
Blake J.
4-67-511-9
Nadal R.
Djokovic N.
6-41-66-4
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.
Melzer J.
6-06-4
Gonzalez F.
Mathieu P.
6-46-4
Djokovic N.
Monfils G.
4-66-16-4
Blake J.
Federer R.
6-47-62
R16
Federer R.
Berdych T.
6-37-64
Djokovic N.
Youzhny M.
7-636-3
Monfils G.
Nalbandian D.
6-46-4
Gonzalez F.
Rochus O.
6-06-3
Mathieu P.
Kiefer N.
6-37-5
Blake J.
Simon G.
6-46-2
Nadal R.
Andreev I.
6-46-2
Melzer J.
Lu Y.
6-26-4
R32
Rochus O.
Tipsarevic J.
7-652-3
Djokovic N.
Schuettler R.
6-46-2
Melzer J.
Wawrinka S.
6-46-0
Andreev I.
Llodra M.
6-43-66-1
Nadal R.
Hewitt L.
6-16-2
Federer R.
Arevalo R.
6-26-4
Berdych T.
Seppi A.
6-37-64
Simon G.
Canas G.
7-56-1
Blake J.
Hrbaty D.
7-634-66-3
Mathieu P.
Davydenko N.
7-56-3
Kiefer N.
Anderson K.
6-46-746-4
Gonzalez F.
Cilic M.
6-46-2
Nalbandian D.
Massu N.
7-606-1
Monfils G.
Hanescu V.
6-47-65
Youzhny M.
Johansson T.
7-56-2
Lu Y.
Calleri A.
6-46-4
R64
Canas G.
Niemeyer F.
3-64-2
Rochus O.
Minar I.
6-33-66-3
Tipsarevic J.
Ferrer D.
7-686-2
Nalbandian D.
Zeng S.
6-26-1
Massu N.
Darcis S.
6-47-5
Schuettler R.
Nishikori K.
6-46-756-3
Melzer J.
Daniel M.
6-796-18-6
Wawrinka S.
Dancevic F.
4-66-36-2
Llodra M.
Stepanek R.
4-67-6511-9
Andreev I.
Querrey S.
6-46-4
Hewitt L.
Bjorkman J.
7-57-62
Nadal R.
Starace P.
6-23-66-2
Calleri A.
Mullings D.
6-16-1
Lu Y.
Murray A.
7-656-4
Djokovic N.
Ginepri R.
6-46-4
Federer R.
Tursunov D.
6-46-2
Arevalo R.
Lee H.
4-66-36-4
Seppi A.
Robredo T.
6-44-68-6
Berdych T.
Yu X.
6-16-2
Simon G.
Soderling R.
6-46-4
Hrbaty D.
Bellucci T.
2-66-46-2
Blake J.
Guccione C.
6-37-63
Davydenko N.
Gulbis E.
6-46-2
Mathieu P.
Lapentti N.
7-646-2
Anderson K.
Loglo K.
6-36-2
Kiefer N.
Mirnyi M.
6-36-1
Gonzalez F.
Sun P.
6-46-4
Cilic M.
Monaco J.
6-46-756-3
Youzhny M.
Vanek J.
6-46-1
Johansson T.
Nieminen J.
4-66-46-4
Hanescu V.
Bolelli S.
7-53-66-4
Monfils G.
Almagro N.
6-43-66-3