Nicolas Almagro vs Steve Darcis — Nice Quarter-final

Nice · ATP · Quarter-final
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 20 May 2012
clay
BEL
Steve Darcis
42 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWLWW
Almagro N.
6-4 6-4
Darcis S.
Almagro N.
662
Darcis S.
44–

Nicolas Almagro defeated Steve Darcis 6-4 6-4 in the Nice quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Nicolas Almagro came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending the title. Nicolas Almagro extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

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

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-07-25London OlympicsR16grassNicolas Almagro7-5 6-3
2010-05-24Roland GarrosR64clayNicolas Almagro6-3 6-0 7-5
2009-08-31US OpenR128hardNicolas Almagro6-2 6-4 2-6 7-6(8)

Serve vs return

This season
Almagro N.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Darcis S.

Darcis S.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

Even serve battle

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.Darcis S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.1
3.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
1.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Almagro N.Darcis S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
53
69
Break points saved·Even
91
87
Break points won·Dominant
23
52
Deciding sets·Slight edge
71
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
57
84

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Almagro N.
Baker B.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Baker B.
Davydenko N.
6-756-46-2
Almagro N.
Simon G.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Davydenko N.
Isner J.
6-47-64
Almagro N.
Darcis S.
6-46-4
Baker B.
Kukushkin M.
4-66-37-64
Simon G.
Bellucci T.
7-56-0
R16
Isner J.
Malisse X.
7-637-65
Simon G.
Dimitrov G.
6-36-3
Davydenko N.
Istomin D.
6-41-66-3
Baker B.
Monfils G.
6-37-69
Kukushkin M.
Tomic B.
3-66-27-5
Darcis S.
Volandri F.
3-66-26-4
Almagro N.
Roger-Vasselin E.
7-656-4
Bellucci T.
Ferrero J.
6-46-3
R32
Bellucci T.
Young D.
6-756-06-3
Ferrero J.
Haase R.
4-67-667-66
Dimitrov G.
Sela D.
7-56-1
Malisse X.
Lu Y.
7-56-4
Davydenko N.
Ebden M.
6-36-3
Istomin D.
Falla A.
7-631-66-1
Baker B.
Stakhovsky S.
6-726-47-5
Kukushkin M.
Querrey S.
6-27-5
Tomic B.
Lacko L.
6-26-3
Darcis S.
Fognini F.
7-637-5
Volandri F.
Rochus O.
4-67-626-2
Roger-Vasselin E.
Paire B.
6-47-62