Michael Russell #67 def. Nicolas Almagro #30

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

Michael Russell defeated Nicolas Almagro 2-6 7-6(3) 6-3 in the 2007 Canadian Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 7, 2007*
Tournament: Canadian Open
Edition: 2007
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: R64
Duration: 2h 2m

Match Statistics

Stat	Michael Russell	Nicolas Almagro
Aces	0	11
Double faults	6	4
First serve %	68	61
First serve points won %	65	75
Second serve points won %	56	50
Break points saved %	50	50
Break points converted %	50	50
Service points won %	62	66
Return points won %	34	38
Total points won %	49	51

Player Comparison

Field	Michael Russell	Nicolas Almagro
Country	USA	ESP
Birth date	May 1, 1978	Aug 21, 1985
Age	29	21
Height	173 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	67	30
Ranking points (entering)	561	890
Elo (entering)	1,620	1,730
Current career W-L	77–150	388–274
Current career earnings	$2,452,569	$10,752,234

Pre-match H2H

Michael Russell #67 0 – 0 Nicolas Almagro #30

Path

Michael Russell's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andrea Stoppini #308	4-6 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 5, 2007	Q2
Prakash Amritraj #262	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 5, 2007	Q1

Michael Russell's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tommy Haas #12	3-6 0-3 (ret.)	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 8, 2007	R32

Nicolas Almagro's path

No prior matches in this tournament.