Nicolas Almagro vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga — Buenos Aires Quarter-final

Buenos Aires · ATP · Quarter-final
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2016
clay
FRA3
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
41 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Almagro N.
6-2 7-5
Tsonga J.
Almagro N.
672
Tsonga J.
250

Nicolas Almagro defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-2 7-5 in the Buenos Aires quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jo-Wilfried Tsonga came in leading the head-to-head 6–0. Nicolas Almagro claimed a first win over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in seven meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 6–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-10-29Paris MastersR16hardJo-Wilfried Tsonga7-6(4) 7-6(3)
2011-08-08Canada MastersQFhardJo-Wilfried Tsonga6-4 6-4
2011-05-01Madrid MastersR64clayJo-Wilfried Tsonga6-1 6-3
2010-04-19BarcelonaR16clayJo-Wilfried Tsonga5-7 6-1 6-4
2010-04-11Monte Carlo MastersR32clayJo-Wilfried Tsonga7-6(5) 7-5
2010-01-18Australian OpenR16hardJo-Wilfried Tsonga6-3 6-4 4-6 6-7(6) 9-7

Serve vs return

This season
Almagro N.serving84% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Tsonga J.

Tsonga J.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

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
Almagro N.Tsonga J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
68%
Return points won·Even
36%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
67%
Aces / match·Slight edge
8.6
9.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (89 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Almagro N.Tsonga J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
53
75
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
99
Break points won·Clear edge
23
39
Deciding sets·Clear edge
71
91
Tiebreaks·Dominant
57
92

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
27°CDrizzle
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 80%
Final
Thiem D.[5]
Almagro N.
7-623-67-64
Semi-finals
Almagro N.
Ferrer D.[2]
6-47-5
Thiem D.[5]
Nadal R.[1]
6-44-67-64
Quarter-finals
Ferrer D.[2]
Cuevas P.[8]
6-41-66-3
Almagro N.
Tsonga J.[3]
6-27-5
Thiem D.[5]
Lajovic D.
6-46-2
Nadal R.[1]
Lorenzi P.
7-636-2
R16
Thiem D.[5]
Elias G.
3-67-676-3
Cuevas P.[8]
Giraldo S.
6-46-2
Tsonga J.[3]
Mayer L.
6-16-2
Almagro N.
Delbonis F.
6-34-66-4
Lorenzi P.
Schwartzman D.
4-66-36-1
Nadal R.[1]
Monaco J.
6-46-4
Lajovic D.
Isner J.[4]
7-6104-67-66
Ferrer D.[2]
Olivo R.
6-26-2
R32
Olivo R.
Bagnis F.
7-697-5
Giraldo S.
Cervantes Huegun I.
6-17-5
Mayer L.
Pella G.
2-66-36-3
Almagro N.
Montanes A.
6-36-3
Delbonis F.
Fognini F.[6]
6-746-46-4
Elias G.
Munoz de la Nava D.
4-66-46-1
Lajovic D.
Arguello F.
7-676-3
Schwartzman D.
Dolgopolov A.[7]
5-76-46-3
Lorenzi P.
Andujar P.
2-67-56-2
Monaco J.
Cecchinato M.
6-16-3
Thiem D.[5]
Carreno Busta P.
6-03-66-3
Cuevas P.[8]
Ramos A.
7-56-2