Marcos Baghdatis vs Nicolas Almagro — Kuala Lumpur Round of 32

Kuala Lumpur · ATP · Round of 32
CYP
Marcos Baghdatis
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 September 2015
hard
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Baghdatis M.
6-3 6-7 6-1
Almagro N.
Baghdatis M.
66562
Almagro N.
37711

Marcos Baghdatis defeated Nicolas Almagro 6-3 6-7 6-1 in the Kuala Lumpur round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Almagro came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Marcos Baghdatis claimed a first win over Nicolas Almagro in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Marcos Baghdatis came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–3 6–7 6–1.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-05-29Roland GarrosR128clayNicolas Almagro6-7(3) 6-4 6-3 7-6(1)
2012-05-27Roland GarrosR64clayNicolas Almagro6-4 6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Baghdatis M.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

Almagro N.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Baghdatis M.

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
Baghdatis M.Almagro N.
1st serve in·Even
54%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
7.0
8.2
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Baghdatis M.Almagro N.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
59
53
Break points saved·Even
92
91
Break points won·Clear edge
36
23
Deciding sets·Slight edge
64
71
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
81
57

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Ferrer D.[1]
Lopez F.[2]
7-57-5
Semi-finals
Lopez F.[2]
Kyrgios N.[7]
7-627-65
Ferrer D.[1]
Becker B.
3-66-26-4
Quarter-finals
Lopez F.[2]
Pospisil V.[8]
6-726-36-2
Kyrgios N.[7]
Karlovic I.[3]
7-647-62
Ferrer D.[1]
Kukushkin M.
6-36-4
Becker B.
Dimitrov G.[4]
6-47-63
R16
Kukushkin M.
Albot R.
6-36-2
Ferrer D.[1]
Stepanek R.
7-56-3
Dimitrov G.[4]
Sousa J.
2-66-36-4
Becker B.
Chardy J.[6]
5-76-17-5
Kyrgios N.[7]
Ito T.
6-36-2
Karlovic I.[3]
Basilashvili N.
7-54-66-3
Pospisil V.[8]
Baghdatis M.
7-623-66-3
Lopez F.[2]
Zverev M.
6-37-64
R32
Basilashvili N.
Nedovyesov A.
6-31-0
Sousa J.
Przysiezny M.
6-26-2
Becker B.
Groth S.
6-17-66
Ito T.
Nieminen J.
6-27-63
Baghdatis M.
Almagro N.
6-36-756-1
Stepanek R.
Sugita Y.
7-666-0
Kukushkin M.
Ramanathan R.
6-26-2
Albot R.
Troicki V.[5]
6-27-65
Kyrgios N.[7]
Giraldo S.
6-12-1
Pospisil V.[8]
Uchiyama Y.
6-36-4
Zverev M.
Ram R.
7-623-66-3
Chardy J.[6]
Zverev A.
3-66-36-2