Robin Soderling vs Nicolas Almagro — Bastad Quarter-final

Bastad · ATP · Quarter-final
SWE
Robin Soderling
41 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLWWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 July 2009
clay
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Soderling R.
7-5 6-3
Almagro N.
Soderling R.
762
Almagro N.
53–

Robin Soderling defeated Nicolas Almagro 7-5 6-3 in the Bastad quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Robin Soderling came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's quarter-final. Robin Soderling extended the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

4–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-05-08Rome MastersR16clayRobin Soderling6-3 3-6 6-4
2010-10-04BeijingR16hardRobin Soderling7-5 4-6 6-3
2010-07-12BastadFclayNicolas Almagro7-5 3-6 6-2
2010-05-09Madrid MastersR32clayNicolas Almagro6-4 7-5
2009-10-11Shanghai MastersR32hardRobin Soderling6-4 7-5
2009-07-19HamburgR16clayNicolas Almagro7-5 6-3
2009-06-22WimbledonR32grassRobin Soderling7-6(7) 6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Soderling R.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

Almagro N.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Soderling R.

Serve advantage — Soderling R.

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
Soderling R.Almagro N.
1st serve in·Even
60%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Even
68%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
9.1
8.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (184 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Soderling R.Almagro N.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
74
53
Break points saved·Even
92
91
Break points won·Dominant
71
23
Deciding sets·Slight edge
80
71
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
67
57

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