Nicolas Almagro vs Tomas BerdychNice Semi-final

Nice · ATP · Semi-final
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 15 May 2011 ·
clay
40 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Almagro N.
6-4 6-4
Berdych T.
Almagro N.
662
Berdych T.
440

Nicolas Almagro defeated Tomas Berdych 6-4 6-4 in the Nice semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Tomas Berdych came in leading the head-to-head 9–3. Nicolas Almagro narrowed the head-to-head to 9–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Nicolas Almagro edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-10-07Shanghai MastersR16hardNicolas Almagro6-7 6-3 7-6
2012-11-16Davis Cup WG F: ESP vs CZERRclayTomas Berdych6-3 3-6 6-3 6-7 6-3
2012-10-15StockholmSFhardTomas Berdych6-3 6-2
2012-08-27US OpenR16hardTomas Berdych7-6 6-4 6-1
2012-05-13Rome MastersR16clayTomas Berdych7-6 6-3
2012-03-08Indian Wells MastersR16hardNicolas Almagro6-4 6-0
2012-01-16Australian OpenR16hardTomas Berdych4-6 7-6 7-6 7-6
2011-08-14Cincinnati MastersR16hardTomas Berdych6-2 6-2
2010-05-16DusseldorfRRclayTomas Berdych6-7 6-4 6-3
2007-04-15Monte Carlo MastersR64clayTomas Berdych5-0
2006-07-10BastadR32clayNicolas Almagro6-2 7-6
2005-07-04BastadR16clayTomas Berdych4-6 6-3 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
56%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Even
8.1
8.0
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
43
84
Break points saved·Clear edge
82
96
Break points won·Dominant
16
82
Deciding sets·Clear edge
74
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
51
85

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw