Nicolas Almagro vs Michael Russell — Houston Round of 16

Houston · ATP · Round of 16
ESP3
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 April 2014
clay
USA
Michael Russell
48 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Almagro N.
6-2 6-3
Russell M.
Almagro N.
662
Russell M.
230

Nicolas Almagro defeated Michael Russell 6-2 6-3 in the Houston round of 16 on clay. Nicolas Almagro extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-03-10Indian Wells MastersR64hardNicolas Almagro6-4 6-4
2007-08-05Canada MastersR64hardMichael Russell2-6 7-6(3) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Almagro N.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Russell M.

Russell M.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

Serve advantage — Almagro N.

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.Russell M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.0
2.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (158 vs 58). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Almagro N.Russell M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
53
34
Break points saved·Dominant
91
63
Break points won·Slight edge
23
31
Deciding sets·Clear edge
71
54
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
57
36

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Verdasco F.[4]
Almagro N.[3]
6-37-64
Semi-finals
Almagro N.[3]
Querrey S.
W/O
Verdasco F.[4]
Giraldo S.
6-47-5
Quarter-finals
Querrey S.
Brown D.
6-36-786-3
Almagro N.[3]
Sock J.
6-26-4
Verdasco F.[4]
Young D.
7-616-1
Giraldo S.
Gonzalez A.
6-36-4
R16
Gonzalez A.
Lopez F.[5]
6-32-0
Brown D.
Isner J.[1]
6-46-777-64
Querrey S.
Hewitt L.[7]
6-36-4
Sock J.
Becker B.
6-46-3
Verdasco F.[4]
Johnson S.
6-04-66-3
Giraldo S.
Robredo T.[2]
6-36-4
Young D.
Monaco J.[6]
6-746-46-3
Almagro N.[3]
Russell M.
6-26-3
R32
Brown D.
Williams R.
6-16-2
Querrey S.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-47-66
Hewitt L.[7]
Polansky P.
6-43-66-4
Russell M.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-37-62
Becker B.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-11-66-3
Monaco J.[6]
Devvarman S.
7-646-2
Young D.
Harrison R.
6-06-1
Johnson S.
Kudla D.
6-37-64
Lopez F.[5]
Ginepri R.
7-56-2
Gonzalez A.
Baghdatis M.
4-66-26-1
Sock J.
Karlovic I.[8]
6-16-4
Giraldo S.
Ebden M.
6-16-2