Andy Murray vs Nicolas Almagro — Doha Quarter-final

Doha · ATP · Quarter-final
GBR1
Andy Murray
39 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2017
hard
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Murray A.
7-6 7-5
Almagro N.
Murray A.
7772
Almagro N.
6450

Andy Murray defeated Nicolas Almagro 7-6 7-5 in the Doha quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Andy Murray came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Andy Murray extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

4–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-05-04Madrid MastersR32clayAndy Murray6-1 1-6 6-4
2012-07-25London OlympicsQFgrassAndy Murray6-4 6-1
2010-03-11Indian Wells MastersR16hardAndy Murray6-2 1-0 RET
2009-08-16Cincinnati MastersR32hardAndy Murray7-6(3) 6-2
2008-05-25Roland GarrosR32clayNicolas Almagro6-3 6-7(3) 6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Murray A.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

Almagro N.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Murray A.

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
Murray A.Almagro N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
50%
Aces / match·Even
6.6
6.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 34). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Murray A.Almagro N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
92
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
98
91
Break points won·Dominant
79
23
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
71
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
57

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
25°CClear
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 49%
Final
Djokovic N.[2]
Murray A.[1]
6-35-76-4
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.[2]
Verdasco F.
4-67-676-3
Murray A.[1]
Berdych T.[3]
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.[2]
Stepanek R.
6-36-3
Verdasco F.
Karlovic I.[6]
6-27-5
Berdych T.[3]
Tsonga J.[5]
7-56-3
Murray A.[1]
Almagro N.
7-647-5
R16
Murray A.[1]
Melzer G.
7-667-5
Stepanek R.
De Greef A.
6-36-2
Verdasco F.
Goffin D.[4]
6-17-66
Tsonga J.[5]
Brown D.
6-16-3
Berdych T.[3]
Vesely J.
7-651-66-1
Karlovic I.[6]
Khachanov K.
7-637-63
Almagro N.
Kohlschreiber P.[7]
7-657-66
Djokovic N.[2]
Zeballos H.
6-36-4
R32
Karlovic I.[6]
Marchenko I.
7-657-60
Djokovic N.[2]
Struff J.
7-616-3
Zeballos H.
Mayer F.
6-736-47-69
De Greef A.
Safwat M.
6-787-56-4
Goffin D.[4]
Haase R.
7-646-2
Verdasco F.
Pospisil V.
7-56-0
Khachanov K.
Zayid M.
6-16-3
Tsonga J.[5]
Kuznetsov A.
6-14-66-2
Brown D.
Bagnis F.
6-16-726-4
Vesely J.
Yuksel A.
6-26-3
Berdych T.[3]
Giannessi A.
7-616-2
Kohlschreiber P.[7]
Jaziri M.
6-27-63
Almagro N.
Lorenzi P.
7-624-66-3
Melzer G.
Mathieu P.
6-726-36-2
Murray A.[1]
Chardy J.
6-07-62
Stepanek R.
Baghdatis M.[8]
6-45-3