Thiago Monteiro vs Nicolas Almagro — Sao Paulo Round of 32

Sao Paulo · ATP · Round of 32
Thiago Monteiro
BRA
Thiago Monteiro
#290ATP
1568ELO
1554Clay ELO
32 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 February 2016
clay
ESP7
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Monteiro T.
6-3 7-5
Almagro N.
Monteiro T.
672
Almagro N.
350

Thiago Monteiro defeated Nicolas Almagro 6-3 7-5 in the Sao Paulo round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Almagro came in defending last year's quarter-final, but Thiago Monteiro had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 8 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Monteiro T.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

Almagro N.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Monteiro T.

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
Monteiro T.Almagro N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Even
66%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.8
8.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
3.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Monteiro T.Almagro N.
Clutch Rating·Even
56
53
Break points saved·Even
95
91
Break points won·Slight edge
16
23
Deciding sets·Slight edge
66
71
Tiebreaks·Dominant
89
57

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

Freshness

Recent load
Monteiro T.Almagro N.
Freshness·
64
—

Monteiro T.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 67 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Cuevas P.[3]
Carreno Busta P.
7-646-3
Semi-finals
Carreno Busta P.
Cervantes Huegun I.
6-16-1
Cuevas P.[3]
Lajovic D.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Carreno Busta P.
Carballes Baena R.
6-06-3
Cervantes Huegun I.
Delbonis F.[4]
7-662-66-4
Cuevas P.[3]
Monteiro T.
4-66-36-3
Lajovic D.
Elias G.
6-34-66-0
R16
Carballes Baena R.
Bellucci T.[2]
2-66-46-3
Carreno Busta P.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-23-66-3
Monteiro T.
Munoz de la Nava D.
4-66-36-2
Elias G.
Giraldo S.
6-46-3
Lajovic D.
Paire B.[1]
6-04-66-3
Cervantes Huegun I.
Rola B.
7-647-61
Cuevas P.[3]
Bagnis F.
6-37-5
Delbonis F.[4]
Schwartzman D.
3-66-46-2
R32
Schwartzman D.
Zeballos H.
6-34-2
Elias G.
Andujar P.[8]
1-66-40-0
Rola B.
Lorenzi P.[6]
7-633-67-65
Monteiro T.
Almagro N.[7]
6-37-5
Munoz de la Nava D.
Gonzalez M.
6-34-66-2
Bagnis F.
Mathieu P.
6-46-1
Lajovic D.
Vanni L.
6-26-2
Carballes Baena R.
Daniel T.
6-27-64
Gimeno Traver D.
Clezar G.
3-66-46-1
Cervantes Huegun I.
Granollers M.
6-36-4
Carreno Busta P.
Ramos A.[5]
0-66-47-62
Giraldo S.
Cecchinato M.
6-26-2