Bjorn Phau vs Nicolas Almagro — New Haven Round of 32

New Haven · ATP · Round of 32
GER
Bjorn Phau
46 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 23 August 2009
hard
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Phau B.
2-6 6-3 7-5
Almagro N.
Phau B.
2672
Almagro N.
6351

Bjorn Phau defeated Nicolas Almagro 2-6 6-3 7-5 in the New Haven round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Almagro came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Bjorn Phau claimed a first win over Nicolas Almagro in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-04-10ValenciaR16hardNicolas Almagro6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Phau B.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

Almagro N.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Phau B.

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
Phau B.Almagro N.
1st serve in·Even
54%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
56%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.5
8.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.8
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (105 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Phau B.Almagro N.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
39
53
Break points saved·Clear edge
71
91
Break points won·Clear edge
42
23
Deciding sets·Clear edge
47
71
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
41
58

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

Draw

Final
Verdasco F.
Querrey S.
6-47-66
Semi-finals
Querrey S.
Acasuso J.
6-36-4
Verdasco F.
Andreev I.
7-647-65
Quarter-finals
Andreev I.
Mayer L.
6-46-746-3
Querrey S.
Davydenko N.
6-33-66-4
Verdasco F.
Melzer J.
6-36-1
Acasuso J.
Serra F.
7-56-4
R16
Verdasco F.
Seppi A.
7-636-2
Melzer J.
Hanescu V.
7-654-66-1
Querrey S.
Phau B.
7-56-3
Davydenko N.
Santoro F.
7-56-3
Mayer L.
Bolelli S.
6-26-4
Andreev I.
Gil F.
6-46-4
Serra F.
Ram R.
4-67-667-5
Acasuso J.
Kunitsyn I.
3-67-636-3
R32
Melzer J.
Cuevas P.
6-23-0
Mayer L.
Rochus O.
6-06-4
Davydenko N.
Kendrick R.
7-6106-3
Santoro F.
Starace P.
7-56-0
Phau B.
Almagro N.
2-66-37-5
Querrey S.
Gicquel M.
6-46-736-2
Acasuso J.
Robredo T.
3-67-57-65
Kunitsyn I.
Dent T.
6-36-4
Serra F.
Chardy J.
6-787-646-1
Ram R.
Fish M.
6-36-3
Andreev I.
Kim K.
6-36-1
Gil F.
Petzschner P.
6-727-686-3
Verdasco F.
Capdeville P.
6-06-3
Seppi A.
Lu Y.
6-756-37-5
Hanescu V.
Tipsarevic J.
6-46-786-3
Bolelli S.
Beck A.
6-46-4
R64
Tipsarevic J.
Fognini F.
7-52-0
Phau B.
Becker B.
2-66-26-3
Gicquel M.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-36-4
Acasuso J.
Gonzalez M.
6-16-776-2
Dent T.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-4
Serra F.
Darcis S.
6-36-3
Kendrick R.
Nielsen F.
6-37-5
Starace P.
Zverev M.
6-32-66-3
Lu Y.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-26-2
Capdeville P.
Nieminen J.
7-56-3
Ram R.
Lapentti N.
7-51-67-63
Kim K.
Gabashvili T.
6-45-76-3
Gil F.
Baghdatis M.
6-46-3
Bolelli S.
Rochus C.
6-36-4
Mayer L.
Istomin D.
6-26-4
Cuevas P.
Golubev A.
6-36-4