Nicolas Almagro vs Yen Hsun Lu — Auckland Round of 16

Auckland · ATP · Round of 16
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 January 2009
hard
TPE
Yen Hsun Lu
42 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Almagro N.
6-7 6-3 6-2
Lu Y.
Almagro N.
64662
Lu Y.
77321

Nicolas Almagro defeated Yen Hsun Lu 6-7 6-3 6-2 in the Auckland round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Nicolas Almagro came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Almagro N.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Lu Y.

Lu Y.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Almagro N.Lu Y.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
53%
Service points won·Even
65%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.1
5.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Almagro N.Lu Y.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
53
34
Break points saved·Even
91
88
Break points won·Slight edge
23
29
Deciding sets·Dominant
71
33
Tiebreaks·Dominant
57
32

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
23°COvercast
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 65%

Draw

Final
del Potro J.
Querrey S.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Querrey S.
Ferrer D.
3-66-37-64
del Potro J.
Soderling R.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Ferrer D.
Kohlschreiber P.
W/O
del Potro J.
Troicki V.
6-36-2
Querrey S.
Almagro N.
6-36-2
Soderling R.
Isner J.
6-46-4
R16
Troicki V.
Monaco J.
3-66-46-2
del Potro J.
Gulbis E.
4-66-46-1
Ferrer D.
Gicquel M.
6-736-46-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Ferrero J.
6-44-67-65
Almagro N.
Lu Y.
6-746-36-2
Querrey S.
Muller G.
3-66-36-4
Isner J.
Ginepri R.
6-46-717-65
Soderling R.
Reynolds B.
6-34-66-2
R32
Ferrero J.
Nishikori K.
5-3
Gicquel M.
Calleri A.
3-66-46-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Hrbaty D.
6-16-2
Querrey S.
King Turner D.
6-47-5
Muller G.
Serra F.
6-36-4
Lu Y.
Darcis S.
7-656-2
Reynolds B.
Hernandez O.
7-645-76-2
Ginepri R.
Statham J.
6-26-3
Isner J.
Montanes A.
7-647-5
Monaco J.
Hanescu V.
6-36-4
Troicki V.
Kunitsyn I.
6-16-2
Gulbis E.
Granollers M.
6-46-756-1