Nicolas Almagro vs Martin Vassallo Arguello — Costa Do Sauipe Round of 16

Costa Do Sauipe · ATP · Round of 16
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 February 2009
hard
ARG
Martin Vassallo Arguello
46 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Almagro N.
6-4 6-4
Vassallo Arguello M.
Almagro N.
662
Vassallo Arguello M.
44–

Nicolas Almagro defeated Martin Vassallo Arguello 6-4 6-4 in the Costa Do Sauipe round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Nicolas Almagro came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending the title. Nicolas Almagro extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Nicolas Almagro edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-02-23AcapulcoSFhardNicolas Almagro6-4 6-4
2008-02-18Buenos AiresR32clayNicolas Almagro7-6(5) 7-6(2)
2007-02-19Buenos AiresRRclayNicolas Almagro7-5 6-4
2006-09-25PalermoQFclayNicolas Almagro6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Almagro N.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Vassallo Arguello M.

Vassallo Arguello M.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

Serve advantage — Almagro N.

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.Vassallo Arguello M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
56%
69%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
Return points won·Even
37%
34%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.1
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 43). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Almagro N.Vassallo Arguello M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
53
46
Break points saved·Dominant
91
66
Break points won·Dominant
23
49
Deciding sets·Clear edge
71
56
Tiebreaks·
57
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Draw

Final
Robredo T.
Bellucci T.
6-33-66-4
Semi-finals
Bellucci T.
Gil F.
7-637-64
Robredo T.
Acasuso J.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Gil F.
Almagro N.
7-657-64
Robredo T.
Martin A.
6-26-2
Acasuso J.
Schwank E.
6-46-3
Bellucci T.
Ferrero J.
7-651-66-3
R16
Schwank E.
Machado R.
2-67-647-66
Gil F.
Granollers M.
7-53-66-3
Bellucci T.
Kubot L.
5-76-46-4
Ferrero J.
Dabul B.
6-16-2
Robredo T.
Fognini F.
6-26-2
Martin A.
Devilder N.
6-27-64
Almagro N.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-46-4
Acasuso J.
Cuevas P.
6-36-2
R32
Robredo T.
Alves T.
6-46-2
Dabul B.
Capdeville P.
6-1
Almagro N.
Hocevar R.
7-647-5
Vassallo Arguello M.
Massu N.
7-642-66-4
Gil F.
Andujar P.
3-66-46-3
Granollers M.
Saretta F.
6-22-66-1
Ferrero J.
Montanes A.
6-746-26-2
Fognini F.
Zampieri C.
0-67-656-2
Schwank E.
Junqueira D.
6-17-5
Machado R.
Navarro I.
6-46-1
Cuevas P.
Hernandez O.
4-66-46-1
Acasuso J.
Monaco J.
7-636-4
Devilder N.
Dutra Da Silva D.
7-656-2
Martin A.
Lapentti N.
6-47-5
Kubot L.
Gimeno Traver D.
7-671-66-3
Bellucci T.
Starace P.
6-36-4