Lleyton Hewitt vs David Nalbandian — Australian Open Quarter-final
Australian Open · ATP · Quarter-final
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 17 January 2005 ·
hard
Hewitt L.6-3 6-2 1-6 3-6 10-8
Nalbandian D.
Hewitt L.
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Nalbandian D.
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Lleyton Hewitt defeated David Nalbandian 6-3 6-2 1-6 3-6 10-8 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — David Nalbandian came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's quarter-final, but Lleyton Hewitt had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Lleyton Hewitt narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Lleyton Hewitt closed it out in five sets, 6–3 6–2 1–6 3–6 10–8.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-17 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | David Nalbandian | 3-6 6-4 3-6 7-6 9-7 |
| 2009-01-12 | Sydney | QF | hard | David Nalbandian | 7-6 7-5 |
| 2005-07-15 | Davis Cup WG QF: AUS vs ARG | RR | grass | David Nalbandian | 6-2 6-4 6-4 |
| 2002-06-24 | Wimbledon | F | grass | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-1 6-3 6-2 |
| 2002-04-22 | Barcelona | R16 | clay | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-2 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
54%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
41%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.0
4.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.8
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
57
66
Break points saved·Even
75
72
Break points won·Clear edge
55
69
Deciding sets·Even
81
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
52
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