David Nalbandian vs Marin Cilic — Washington Semi-final

Washington · ATP · Semi-final
ARG
David Nalbandian
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 1 August 2010
hard
Marin Cilic
CRO
Marin Cilic
#88ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
Nalbandian D.
6-2 6-2
Cilic M.
Nalbandian D.
662
Cilic M.
22–

David Nalbandian defeated Marin Cilic 6-2 6-2 in the Washington semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — David Nalbandian came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. David Nalbandian extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-04-06Davis Cup WG QF: ARG vs CRORRclayMarin Cilic5-7 6-4 4-6 7-6(2) 6-3
2012-03-08Indian Wells MastersR64hardDavid Nalbandian7-6(3) 7-6(4)
2010-11-01BaselR16hardDavid Nalbandian4-6 6-4 6-4
2006-04-07Davis Cup WG QF: CRO vs ARGRRcarpetDavid Nalbandian6-1 6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Nalbandian D.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

Cilic M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Nalbandian D.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Nalbandian D.Cilic M.
—
Serve
57
—
Return
10

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Nalbandian D.Cilic M.
1st serve in·Even
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
66%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.6
10.6
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (112 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nalbandian D.Cilic M.
Clutch Rating·Even
72
76
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
99
Break points won·Dominant
69
41
Deciding sets·Clear edge
72
94
Tiebreaks·Even
84
87

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nalbandian D.Cilic M.
Freshness·
—
100

Cilic M.: 15 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
26°CPartly cloudy
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 55%

Draw

Final
Nalbandian D.
Baghdatis M.
6-27-64
Semi-finals
Baghdatis M.
Malisse X.
6-27-64
Nalbandian D.
Cilic M.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Cilic M.
Tipsarevic J.
7-646-4
Nalbandian D.
Simon G.
3-66-26-3
Baghdatis M.
Verdasco F.
7-636-4
Malisse X.
Berdych T.
6-43-66-2
R16
Nalbandian D.
Chiudinelli M.
6-16-0
Verdasco F.
Sweeting R.
6-47-5
Simon G.
Roddick A.
6-36-3
Cilic M.
Fish M.
6-44-66-2
Baghdatis M.
Marchenko I.
6-36-756-3
Tipsarevic J.
Falla A.
6-36-4
Berdych T.
Golubev A.
6-35-77-5
Malisse X.
Isner J.
6-43-67-65
R32
Isner J.
De Bakker T.
7-667-68
Marchenko I.
Gulbis E.
6-11-0
Golubev A.
Vliegen K.
6-27-67
Baghdatis M.
Zeballos H.
7-637-65
Falla A.
Hewitt L.
7-53-2
Tipsarevic J.
Querrey S.
7-636-3
Berdych T.
Tursunov D.
7-624-66-1
Malisse X.
Benneteau J.
7-56-4
Verdasco F.
Berrer M.
4-67-57-66
Roddick A.
Zemlja G.
6-46-4
Sweeting R.
Llodra M.
6-46-2
Fish M.
Troicki V.
6-46-3
Cilic M.
Istomin D.
6-46-2
Nalbandian D.
Wawrinka S.
6-16-3
Chiudinelli M.
Stepanek R.
6-16-3
Simon G.
Kunitsyn I.
6-16-2
R64
Vliegen K.
Gasquet R.
6-3
De Bakker T.
Lacko L.
5-76-36-3
Chiudinelli M.
Dabul B.
7-636-2
Falla A.
Lu Y.
7-56-1
Tipsarevic J.
Clement A.
6-46-0
Zeballos H.
Przysiezny M.
3-67-656-4
Marchenko I.
Schuettler R.
6-43-66-4
Sweeting R.
Blake J.
3-66-36-4
Berrer M.
Beck K.
6-36-4
Tursunov D.
Gabashvili T.
5-77-56-4
Malisse X.
Giraldo S.
4-66-36-4
Zemlja G.
Becker B.
6-26-3
Kunitsyn I.
Nishikori K.
6-26-3
Nalbandian D.
Ram R.
6-46-0
Istomin D.
Mayer L.
6-45-77-65
Troicki V.
Kim K.
6-16-2