Rainer Schuettler vs David Nalbandian — Australian Open Quarter-final
Australian Open · ATP · Quarter-final
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 January 2003 ·
hard
Schuettler R.6-3 5-7 6-1 6-0
Nalbandian D.
Schuettler R.
65663
Nalbandian D.
37101
Rainer Schuettler defeated David Nalbandian 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-0 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — David Nalbandian came in leading the head-to-head 7–3, defending last year's round of 64, but Rainer Schuettler had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Rainer Schuettler narrowed the head-to-head to 7–4.
Key context
- Match story: Rainer Schuettler handed David Nalbandian a fourth-set bagel in a 6–3 5–7 6–1 6–0 win.
Head to head
3–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-06 | Halle | R32 | grass | Rainer Schuettler | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2005-02-07 | Marseille | R32 | hard | David Nalbandian | 6-7 6-4 7-5 |
| 2004-10-25 | Basel | QF | hard | David Nalbandian | 4-6 7-6 6-3 |
| 2003-08-04 | Canada Masters | SF | hard | David Nalbandian | 3-6 6-2 6-2 |
| 2003-05-19 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | David Nalbandian | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2003-05-15 | Hamburg | R16 | clay | David Nalbandian | 7-6(3) 6-2 |
| 2003-05-12 | Hamburg Masters | R16 | clay | David Nalbandian | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2002-09-30 | Moscow | R32 | hard | Rainer Schuettler | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2002-04-15 | Monte Carlo Masters | R64 | clay | David Nalbandian | 7-6 6-7 6-2 |
| 2002-03-11 | Indian Wells Masters | R32 | hard | Rainer Schuettler | 4-6 6-4 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
41%
Break points saved·Even
57%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.4
4.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
14
66
Break points saved·Dominant
47
72
Break points won·Dominant
44
69
Deciding sets·Dominant
21
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
37
83
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