Novak Djokovic vs Nicolas Almagro — Indian Wells Masters Quarter-final

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
Novak Djokovic
SRB
Novak Djokovic
#8ATP
2059ELO
2022Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$193MCAREER
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 8 March 2012
hard
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Djokovic N.
6-3 6-4
Almagro N.
Djokovic N.
662
Almagro N.
34–

Novak Djokovic defeated Nicolas Almagro 6-3 6-4 in the Indian Wells Masters quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Novak Djokovic came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending the title. Novak Djokovic extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-05-08Madrid MastersR32clayNovak Djokovic6-1 4-6 7-5
2015-05-10Rome MastersR32clayNovak Djokovic6-1 6-7(5) 6-3
2011-01-17Australian OpenR16hardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-4 6-0
2008-05-05Rome MastersQFclayNovak Djokovic6-1 1-0 RET
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Serve vs return

This season
Djokovic N.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

Almagro N.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Djokovic N.

Serve advantage — Djokovic N.

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

Djokovic N.Almagro N.
68
Serve
—
62
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Djokovic N.Almagro N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
70%
65%
Return points won·Even
41%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
7.3
8.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Djokovic N.Almagro N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
99
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
100
91
Break points won·Dominant
99
23
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
71
Tiebreaks·Dominant
100
57

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

Freshness

Recent load
Djokovic N.Almagro N.
Freshness·
49
—

Djokovic N.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 127 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
20°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 11%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Isner J.
7-676-3
Semi-finals
Isner J.
Djokovic N.
7-673-67-65
Federer R.
Nadal R.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
del Potro J.
6-36-2
Nadal R.
Nalbandian D.
4-67-56-4
Djokovic N.
Almagro N.
6-36-4
Isner J.
Simon G.
6-31-67-5
R16
Simon G.
Harrison R.
7-605-76-1
Federer R.
Bellucci T.
3-66-36-4
Nalbandian D.
Tsonga J.
3-67-56-3
Nadal R.
Dolgopolov A.
6-36-2
del Potro J.
Istomin D.
7-626-766-2
Isner J.
Ebden M.
6-47-5
Almagro N.
Berdych T.
6-46-0
Djokovic N.
Andujar P.
6-06-756-2
R32
Bellucci T.
Davydenko N.
W/O
Nadal R.
Granollers M.
6-16-4
Dolgopolov A.
Baghdatis M.
6-45-76-4
Nalbandian D.
Tipsarevic J.
6-33-66-3
Tsonga J.
Stepanek R.
6-726-36-2
Federer R.
Raonic M.
6-746-26-4
del Potro J.
Verdasco F.
6-27-66
Istomin D.
Ferrer D.
6-46-3
Ebden M.
Fish M.
6-36-4
Isner J.
Monaco J.
7-57-5
Simon G.
Wawrinka S.
6-46-4
Harrison R.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-47-5
Berdych T.
Roddick A.
6-34-66-2
Almagro N.
Giraldo S.
4-66-27-62
Andujar P.
Ramos A.
7-656-4
Djokovic N.
Anderson K.
6-26-3
R64
Nalbandian D.
Cilic M.
7-637-64
Tsonga J.
Llodra M.
4-1
Fish M.
Seppi A.
6-33-2
Monaco J.
Mahut N.
6-45-76-3
Isner J.
Gil F.
7-56-3
Simon G.
Sela D.
7-56-766-4
Anderson K.
Kohlschreiber P.
W/O
Almagro N.
Querrey S.
5-76-46-4
Nadal R.
Mayer L.
6-16-3
Granollers M.
Haas T.
6-32-66-3
Dolgopolov A.
Darcis S.
6-7136-37-5
Baghdatis M.
Lopez F.
6-36-4
Tipsarevic J.
Muller G.
6-46-2
Stepanek R.
Malisse X.
6-26-1
Federer R.
Kudla D.
6-46-1
Raonic M.
Berlocq C.
6-46-2
Bellucci T.
Melzer J.
6-36-3
Davydenko N.
Phau B.
7-56-2
del Potro J.
Matosevic M.
7-56-2
Verdasco F.
Sweeting R.
6-26-2
Istomin D.
Chela J.
7-656-777-5
Ferrer D.
Dimitrov G.
6-26-2
Ebden M.
Benneteau J.
2-66-36-2
Wawrinka S.
Ginepri R.
4-66-46-4
Harrison R.
Troicki V.
7-656-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Murray A.
6-46-2
Berdych T.
Stakhovsky S.
6-726-36-4
Roddick A.
Kubot L.
4-67-656-3
Giraldo S.
Nishikori K.
7-56-2
Ramos A.
Gasquet R.
3-67-56-1
Andujar P.
Mayer F.
6-26-4
Djokovic N.
Golubev A.
6-36-2
R128
Ebden M.
Kunitsyn I.
6-14-66-4
Bellucci T.
Rosol L.
6-27-64
Dimitrov G.
Dodig I.
6-16-4
Golubev A.
De Voest R.
6-16-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Bachinger M.
6-46-2
Andujar P.
Haase R.
6-23-67-62
Ramos A.
Levine J.
6-7107-646-2
Querrey S.
Smyczek T.
7-616-4
Haas T.
Nieminen J.
7-696-4
Mayer L.
Falla A.
2-67-676-4
Giraldo S.
Sock J.
5-76-06-1
Kubot L.
Karlovic I.
6-46-2
Stakhovsky S.
Bogomolov Jr A.
7-674-67-63
Garcia Lopez G.
Machado R.
7-664-66-2
Harrison R.
Cipolla F.
6-16-2
Seppi A.
Rochus O.
4-66-36-4
Mahut N.
Pospisil V.
6-36-2
Ginepri R.
Lorenzi P.
1-66-36-4
Sela D.
Delic A.
2-66-06-2
Gil F.
Williams R.
6-36-766-4
Berlocq C.
Paire B.
6-46-2
Kudla D.
Kamke T.
2-67-636-4
Llodra M.
Gulbis E.
6-35-77-63
Malisse X.
Reynolds B.
6-26-4
Davydenko N.
Bubka S.
7-56-3
Nalbandian D.
Starace P.
7-646-0
Matosevic M.
Bemelmans R.
6-26-3
Sweeting R.
Stebe C.
6-26-2
Muller G.
Tomic B.
4-67-646-0
Baghdatis M.
Chardy J.
6-36-4
Darcis S.
Young D.
6-23-67-65
Istomin D.
Lu Y.
7-666-3