Nicolas Almagro #21 def. David Nalbandian #7

6-4 7-5

Nicolas Almagro defeated David Nalbandian 6-4 7-5 in the 2008 Italian Open second round on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 8, 2008*
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 2008
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: R32
Duration: 1h 37m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicolas Almagro	David Nalbandian
Aces	7	1
Double faults	3	4
First serve %	71	60
First serve points won %	68	66
Second serve points won %	61	39
Break points saved %	0	67
Break points converted %	33	100
Service points won %	66	55
Return points won %	45	34
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	Nicolas Almagro	David Nalbandian
Country	ESP	ARG
Birth date	Aug 21, 1985	Jan 1, 1982
Age	22	26
Height	183 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	21	7
Ranking points (entering)	1,305	2,110
Elo (entering)	1,863	1,975
Current career W-L	388–274	358–187
Current career earnings	$10,752,234	$11,123,125

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Almagro #21 1 – 1 David Nalbandian #7

Path

Nicolas Almagro's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Flavio Cipolla #115	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 7, 2008	R64

Nicolas Almagro's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fernando Gonzalez #11	(w/o)	W	H2H	Match data	May 9, 2008	R16

David Nalbandian's path

No prior matches in this tournament.