Jose Acasuso vs Nicolas Almagro — Buenos Aires Quarter-final
Buenos Aires · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 February 2005 ·
clay
Acasuso J.6-3 6-4
Almagro N.
Acasuso J.
662
Almagro N.
340
Jose Acasuso defeated Nicolas Almagro 6-3 6-4 in the Buenos Aires quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Almagro came in leading the head-to-head 8–1, but Jose Acasuso had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 8 on clay. Jose Acasuso narrowed the head-to-head to 8–2.
Key context
- Match story: Jose Acasuso closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
1–8| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-02-14 | Buenos Aires | QF | clay | Nicolas Almagro | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2008-02-25 | Acapulco | SF | hard | Nicolas Almagro | 6-4 3-6 7-5 |
| 2008-01-07 | Auckland | R32 | hard | Nicolas Almagro | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2007-05-17 | Hamburg | R16 | clay | Nicolas Almagro | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2007-05-14 | Hamburg Masters | R16 | clay | Nicolas Almagro | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2006-05-08 | Rome Masters | R32 | clay | Nicolas Almagro | 6-4 2-6 6-4 |
| 2006-02-27 | Acapulco | R16 | hard | Nicolas Almagro | 6-3 |
| 2005-07-04 | Bastad | R32 | clay | Nicolas Almagro | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2005-05-16 | St. Poelten | R16 | clay | Jose Acasuso | 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
55%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.8
8.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
36
43
Break points saved·Clear edge
63
82
Break points won·Clear edge
33
16
Deciding sets·Slight edge
68
74
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
37
51
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast