Nicolas Almagro vs Marat Safin — Bastad Round of 32

Bastad · ATP · Round of 32
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 July 2009
clay
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
Almagro N.
6-3 7-6
Safin M.
Almagro N.
6782
Safin M.
366–

Nicolas Almagro defeated Marat Safin 6-3 7-6 in the Bastad round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Nicolas Almagro came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Nicolas Almagro extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-04-10ValenciaSFhardNicolas Almagro6-2 2-6 6-4
2005-05-02Rome MastersR32clayNicolas Almagro6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Almagro N.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

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
Almagro N.Safin M.
1st serve in·Even
56%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
65%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.1
9.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 39). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Almagro N.Safin M.
Clutch Rating·Even
53
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
83
Break points won·Clear edge
23
47
Deciding sets·Slight edge
71
61
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
57
52

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
18°CDrizzle
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 86%

Draw

Final
Soderling R.
Monaco J.
6-37-64
Semi-finals
Monaco J.
Robredo T.
6-06-2
Soderling R.
Vinciguerra A.
6-17-66
Quarter-finals
Monaco J.
Verdasco F.
6-13-1
Soderling R.
Almagro N.
7-56-3
Vinciguerra A.
Melzer J.
2-66-46-3
Robredo T.
Gabashvili T.
6-46-0
R16
Gabashvili T.
Phau B.
6-36-2
Vinciguerra A.
Canas G.
6-756-36-4
Soderling R.
Vliegen K.
6-26-3
Almagro N.
Starace P.
2-66-16-1
Melzer J.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-26-2
Verdasco F.
Koellerer D.
6-716-27-5
Monaco J.
Crivoi V.
6-07-61
Robredo T.
Luczak P.
6-26-3
R32
Canas G.
Dimitrov G.
6-37-62
Almagro N.
Safin M.
6-37-66
Gimeno Traver D.
Gil F.
6-16-4
Vinciguerra A.
Serra F.
6-756-36-4
Phau B.
Berta D.
6-36-2
Gabashvili T.
Rochus C.
4-66-16-0
Luczak P.
Martin A.
6-26-2
Monaco J.
Gonzalez M.
7-643-66-1
Crivoi V.
Istomin D.
6-06-4
Koellerer D.
Darcis S.
1-66-36-4
Vliegen K.
Granollers M.
7-636-4
Starace P.
Benneteau J.
7-656-3