Nicolas Almagro vs Marco Cecchinato — Genova CH Final

Genova CH · CHALLENGER · Final
ESP7
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 8 September 2015
clay
Marco Cecchinato
ITA5
Marco Cecchinato
#175ATP
1576ELO
1546Clay ELO
$149kYTD
$5.3MCAREER
33 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWWWWLLW
Almagro N.
6-7 6-1 6-4
Cecchinato M.
Almagro N.
61662
Cecchinato M.
77141

Nicolas Almagro defeated Marco Cecchinato 6-7 6-1 6-4 in the Genova CH final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Marco Cecchinato came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Almagro N.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Cecchinato M.

Cecchinato M.serving76% hold

wins 61% 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.Cecchinato M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.1
2.5
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Almagro N.Cecchinato M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
53
42
Break points saved·Even
91
89
Break points won·Even
23
20
Deciding sets·Dominant
71
36
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
57
79

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

Freshness

Recent load
Almagro N.Cecchinato M.
Freshness·
—
69

Cecchinato M.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 37 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Almagro N.[7]
Cecchinato M.[5]
6-716-16-4
Semi-finals
Cecchinato M.[5]
Ramos A.[1]
0-66-16-4
Almagro N.[7]
Haase R.[2]
3-66-16-4
Quarter-finals
Cecchinato M.[5]
Volandri F.
6-32-1
Ramos A.[1]
Caruso S.
6-46-4
Almagro N.[7]
Brkic T.
6-26-2
Haase R.[2]
Golubev A.
6-37-610
R16
Ramos A.[1]
Zeballos H.
6-26-2
Caruso S.
Smirnov A.
6-47-5
Volandri F.
Lorenzi P.[3]
6-27-5
Cecchinato M.[5]
Setkic A.
6-17-61
Almagro N.[7]
Eremin E.
6-47-5
Brkic T.
Pavlasek A.
6-36-1
Golubev A.
Marti Y.
6-36-4
Haase R.[2]
Doumbia S.
7-616-3
R32
Golubev A.
Mager G.
7-647-67
Caruso S.
De Schepper K.[8]
6-32-66-1
Ramos A.[1]
Fucsovics M.
6-26-0
Zeballos H.
Djere L.
6-36-4
Smirnov A.
Sancic A.
6-26-3
Lorenzi P.[3]
Delic M.
6-26-4
Volandri F.
Arnaboldi A.
6-21-66-3
Setkic A.
Saez J.
6-46-2
Cecchinato M.[5]
Giannessi A.
6-35-77-65
Almagro N.[7]
Satral J.
6-46-4
Eremin E.
Giustino L.
6-746-37-5
Pavlasek A.
Basso A.
7-56-2
Brkic T.
Basilashvili N.[4]
6-24-66-4
Marti Y.
Lajovic D.[6]
3-66-47-5
Doumbia S.
Balleret B.
6-46-3
Haase R.[2]
Donati M.
6-26-2