Martin Klizan vs Nicolas Almagro — Casablanca Quarter-final

Casablanca · ATP · Quarter-final
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Martin Klizan
#1164ATP
37 yrs · 191 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWLWWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 April 2015
clay
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Klizan M.
6-4 7-6
Almagro N.
Klizan M.
6772
Almagro N.
4630

Martin Klizan defeated Nicolas Almagro 6-4 7-6 in the Casablanca quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Almagro came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Martin Klizan had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 8 on clay. Martin Klizan claimed a first win over Nicolas Almagro in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-04-17Monte Carlo MastersR64clayNicolas Almagro4-6 6-3 6-1
2014-04-21BarcelonaR32clayNicolas Almagro7-5 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Klizan M.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

Almagro N.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Klizan M.

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
Klizan M.Almagro N.
1st serve in·Even
58%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.7
8.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 135). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Klizan M.Almagro N.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
71
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
84
91
Break points won·Dominant
63
23
Deciding sets·Slight edge
82
71
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
57

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
Klizan M.[2]
Gimeno Traver D.
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Gimeno Traver D.
Vesely J.[3]
6-736-46-4
Klizan M.[2]
Dzumhur D.
4-66-46-0
Quarter-finals
Gimeno Traver D.
Ouahab L.
6-46-3
Vesely J.[3]
Bedene A.
6-16-4
Dzumhur D.
Haider Maurer A.[6]
6-36-3
Klizan M.[2]
Almagro N.
6-47-63
R16
Dzumhur D.
Granollers M.[4]
3-0
Bedene A.
De Greef A.
6-26-3
Ouahab L.
Garcia Lopez G.[1]
6-36-3
Haider Maurer A.[6]
Andujar P.
7-56-3
Almagro N.
Berlocq C.
7-57-5
Klizan M.[2]
Brown D.
6-44-67-65
Vesely J.[3]
Youzhny M.
7-676-3
Gimeno Traver D.
Kukushkin M.[7]
6-14-1
R32
Ouahab L.
Haase R.
6-26-4
De Greef A.
Schwartzman D.[8]
4-67-56-4
Almagro N.
Daniel T.
6-46-1
Dzumhur D.
Mathieu P.
6-27-62
Youzhny M.
Idmbarek Y.
6-36-1
Bedene A.
Gonzalez M.
6-33-66-3
Andujar P.
Kamke T.
6-36-4
Brown D.
Kuznetsov A.
6-26-4
Haider Maurer A.[6]
Struff J.
6-26-707-65
Kukushkin M.[7]
Ramos A.
6-12-66-3
Berlocq C.
Carreno Busta P.[5]
4-67-686-4
Gimeno Traver D.
Jaziri M.
6-46-3