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David Nalbandian #8 def. Gustavo Kuerten #30

6-2 3-6 6-4 7-6(6)

Match Information

Date	Jun 4, 2004*
Tournament	Roland Garros
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Clay
Round	QF
Winner	David Nalbandian
Score	6-2 3-6 6-4 7-6(6)
Loser	Gustavo Kuerten
Duration	3h 8m

Stat	David Nalbandian	Gustavo Kuerten
Aces	5	9
Double faults	7	3
First serve %	60	53
First serve points won %	65	68
Second serve points won %	53	42
Break points saved %	54	47
Break points converted %	53	46
Service points won %	60	56
Return points won %	44	40
Total points won %	52	48

Pre-match Comparison

Field	David Nalbandian	Gustavo Kuerten
Country	ARG	BRA
Birth date	Jan 1, 1982	Sep 10, 1976
Age	22	27
Height	180	190
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	8	30
Ranking points (entering)	2,210	1,065
Elo (entering)	1,982	1,902
Career W-L	356–185	336–182
Career earnings	$11,123,125	$14,807,000

Pre-match H2H

David Nalbandian 0 – 0 Gustavo Kuerten

Path

David Nalbandian's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 2, 2004	R16	Marat Safin	7-5 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
May 30, 2004	R32	Stefan Koubek	6-7(1) 6-3 7-6(1) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
May 28, 2004	R64	Alejandro Falla	5-7 6-0 6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data
May 26, 2004	R128	Richard Gasquet	6-4 7-5 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data

David Nalbandian's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 6, 2004	SF	Gaston Gaudio	3-6 6-7(5) 0-6	L	H2H	Match data

Gustavo Kuerten's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 2, 2004	R16	Feliciano Lopez	6-3 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
May 30, 2004	R32	Roger Federer	6-4 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
May 28, 2004	R64	Gilles Elseneer	6-2 6-0 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
May 26, 2004	R128	Nicolas Almagro	7-5 7-6(2) 1-6 3-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data