David Nalbandian vs Ricardo Mello — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2004 ·
hard
Nalbandian D.6-2 6-1 6-4
Mello R.
Nalbandian D.
6663
Mello R.
2140
David Nalbandian defeated Ricardo Mello 6-2 6-1 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — David Nalbandian came in defending last year's quarter-final.
Key context
- Match story: David Nalbandian came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–2 6–1 6–4.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
60%
Return points won·Even
41%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.3
2.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 119). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
66
22
Break points saved·Clear edge
72
48
Break points won·Dominant
69
40
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
40
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
46
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