Andy Roddick vs David Nalbandian — Basel Quarter-final

Basel · ATP · Quarter-final
USA
Andy Roddick
43 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 November 2010
hard
ARG
David Nalbandian
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Roddick A.
6-4 6-4
Nalbandian D.
Roddick A.
662
Nalbandian D.
44–

Andy Roddick defeated David Nalbandian 6-4 6-4 in the Basel quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Andy Roddick came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Andy Roddick extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Andy Roddick edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-11-13Masters CupRRhardDavid Nalbandian6-2 7-6(4)
2003-10-20BaselSFhardDavid Nalbandian7-5 7-5
2003-08-25US OpenSFhardAndy Roddick6-7(4) 3-6 7-6(7) 6-1 6-3
2003-08-04Canada MastersFhardAndy Roddick6-1 6-3
2002-07-29Canada MastersQFhardAndy Roddick6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Roddick A.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Nalbandian D.

Nalbandian D.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Roddick A.

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

Statistics

This season
Roddick A.Nalbandian D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
70%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
35%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.5
3.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.7
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (151 vs 112). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Roddick A.Nalbandian D.
Clutch Rating·Even
68
72
Break points saved·Even
91
88
Break points won·Dominant
35
69
Deciding sets·Clear edge
85
72
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
89
84

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Djokovic N.
6-43-66-1
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.
Troicki V.
7-646-4
Federer R.
Roddick A.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Roddick A.
Nalbandian D.
6-46-4
Djokovic N.
Haase R.
6-26-3
Federer R.
Stepanek R.
6-36-2
Troicki V.
Gasquet R.
6-46-2
R16
Haase R.
Isner J.
6-26-757-5
Troicki V.
Mathieu P.
W/O
Djokovic N.
Nieminen J.
6-47-66
Federer R.
Tipsarevic J.
6-36-4
Gasquet R.
Kamke T.
6-47-5
Roddick A.
Golubev A.
6-36-4
Nalbandian D.
Cilic M.
4-66-46-4
Stepanek R.
Giraldo S.
3-66-26-0
R32
Federer R.
Dolgopolov A.
6-45-2
Gasquet R.
Lu Y.
6-36-1
Troicki V.
Berrer M.
6-36-0
Djokovic N.
Gulbis E.
6-46-2
Nieminen J.
Brands D.
6-36-2
Tipsarevic J.
Istomin D.
6-26-4
Roddick A.
Querrey S.
7-57-66
Stepanek R.
De Bakker T.
6-37-65
Giraldo S.
Beck K.
6-26-1
Haase R.
Bohli S.
6-46-3
Isner J.
Llodra M.
4-67-56-3
Kamke T.
Berdych T.
6-46-1
Mathieu P.
Mayer F.
6-36-3
Cilic M.
Chiudinelli M.
6-36-3
Nalbandian D.
Hajek J.
6-36-4
Golubev A.
Malisse X.
7-56-2