Tomas Berdych vs Nicolas Almagro — Stockholm Semi-final

Stockholm · ATP · Semi-final
CZE
Tomas Berdych
40 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 October 2012
hard
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Berdych T.
6-3 6-2
Almagro N.
Berdych T.
662
Almagro N.
32–

Tomas Berdych defeated Nicolas Almagro 6-3 6-2 in the Stockholm semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Tomas Berdych came in leading the head-to-head 8–4. Tomas Berdych extended the head-to-head to 9–4.

Key context

Head to head

8–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-10-07Shanghai MastersR16hardNicolas Almagro6-7(6) 6-3 7-6(4)
2012-11-16Davis Cup WG F: ESP vs CZERRclayTomas Berdych6-3 3-6 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3
2012-08-27US OpenR16hardTomas Berdych7-6(4) 6-4 6-1
2012-05-13Rome MastersR16clayTomas Berdych7-6(3) 6-3
2012-03-08Indian Wells MastersR16hardNicolas Almagro6-4 6-0
2012-01-16Australian OpenR16hardTomas Berdych4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(3) 7-6(2)
2011-08-14Cincinnati MastersR16hardTomas Berdych6-2 6-2
2011-05-15NiceSFclayNicolas Almagro6-4 6-4
2010-05-16DusseldorfRRclayTomas Berdych6-7(4) 6-4 6-3
2007-04-15Monte Carlo MastersR64clayTomas Berdych5-0 RET
2006-07-10BastadR32clayNicolas Almagro6-2 7-6(7)
2005-07-04BastadR16clayTomas Berdych4-6 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Berdych T.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

Almagro N.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Berdych T.

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
Berdych T.Almagro N.
1st serve in·Even
58%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
67%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Even
7.9
8.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Berdych T.Almagro N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
82
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
98
91
Break points won·Dominant
70
23
Deciding sets·Clear edge
87
71
Tiebreaks·Dominant
85
57

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
9°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 89%

Draw

Final
Berdych T.
Tsonga J.
4-66-46-4
Semi-finals
Tsonga J.
Baghdatis M.
6-44-65-2
Berdych T.
Almagro N.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Baghdatis M.
Berankis R.
6-37-64
Almagro N.
Hewitt L.
6-16-4
Berdych T.
Youzhny M.
6-37-62
Tsonga J.
Stakhovsky S.
6-36-4
R16
Baghdatis M.
Falla A.
6-03-0
Almagro N.
Copil M.
6-47-64
Berdych T.
Zopp J.
6-16-4
Youzhny M.
Rosenholm P.
6-06-2
Tsonga J.
Soeda G.
6-27-66
Hewitt L.
Nieminen J.
7-622-66-4
Berankis R.
Mayer F.
4-66-46-2
Stakhovsky S.
Lopez F.
7-657-5
R32
Baghdatis M.
Goffin D.
6-46-2
Soeda G.
Teixeira M.
6-33-66-3
Stakhovsky S.
Mertens Y.
6-36-4
Lopez F.
Mathieu P.
7-656-746-2
Berankis R.
Ramos A.
4-66-46-1
Falla A.
Hajek J.
6-33-67-67
Nieminen J.
Kamke T.
6-36-4
Hewitt L.
Anderson K.
6-44-66-4
Copil M.
Delbonis F.
6-17-5
Youzhny M.
Baker B.
6-36-1
Rosenholm P.
Monfils G.
6-31-66-3
Zopp J.
Andujar P.
6-46-4