Nicolas Almagro vs Robin Soderling — Bastad Final

Bastad · ATP · Final
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 July 2010
clay
SWE
Robin Soderling
41 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLWWLWW
Almagro N.
7-5 3-6 6-2
Soderling R.
Almagro N.
7362
Soderling R.
5621

Nicolas Almagro defeated Robin Soderling 7-5 3-6 6-2 in the Bastad final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Robin Soderling came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending the title. Nicolas Almagro narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Nicolas Almagro closed it out in three sets, 7–5 3–6 6–2.

Head to head

2–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-05-08Rome MastersR16clayRobin Soderling6-3 3-6 6-4
2010-10-04BeijingR16hardRobin Soderling7-5 4-6 6-3
2010-05-09Madrid MastersR32clayNicolas Almagro6-4 7-5
2009-10-11Shanghai MastersR32hardRobin Soderling6-4 7-5
2009-07-19HamburgR16clayNicolas Almagro7-5 6-3
2009-07-13BastadQFclayRobin Soderling7-5 6-3
2009-06-22WimbledonR32grassRobin Soderling7-6(7) 6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Almagro N.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Soderling R.

Soderling R.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

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
Almagro N.Soderling R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
8.1
9.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 120). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

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

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
26°CPartly cloudy
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 66%

Draw

Final
Almagro N.
Soderling R.
7-53-66-2
Semi-finals
Soderling R.
Ferrer D.
4-66-36-2
Almagro N.
Robredo T.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Ferrer D.
Cuevas P.
6-36-3
Almagro N.
Skugor F.
4-66-46-0
Robredo T.
Verdasco F.
6-46-3
Soderling R.
Seppi A.
4-67-57-65
R16
Cuevas P.
Riba P.
6-46-2
Seppi A.
Starace P.
6-43-67-67
Ferrer D.
Fognini F.
6-37-5
Skugor F.
Eleskovic E.
6-26-3
Almagro N.
Nieminen J.
6-46-4
Verdasco F.
Robert S.
6-16-1
Robredo T.
Golubev A.
3-66-36-2
Soderling R.
Vinciguerra A.
6-26-766-2
R32
Skugor F.
Istomin D.
7-657-67
Cuevas P.
Mathieu P.
7-627-63
Fognini F.
Prpic F.
6-776-36-4
Riba P.
Luczak P.
4-66-27-66
Golubev A.
Gonzalez M.
6-36-2
Robert S.
Dasnieres De Veigy J.
6-46-1
Vinciguerra A.
Brands D.
7-666-756-4
Seppi A.
Granollers M.
6-46-2
Eleskovic E.
Janowicz J.
6-36-4
Robredo T.
Przysiezny M.
7-636-3
Nieminen J.
Lindell C.
4-66-06-4
Starace P.
Serra F.
6-26-2