SF Madrid Open 2007

David Nalbandian #25 def. Novak Djokovic #3

6-4 7-6(4)

David Nalbandian defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4 7-6(4) in the 2007 Madrid Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 20, 2007*
Tournament: Madrid Open
Edition: 2007
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 45m

Match Statistics

Stat	David Nalbandian	Novak Djokovic
Aces	8	9
Double faults	0	5
First serve %	60.0%	58.0%
First serve points won %	85.0%	72.0%
Second serve points won %	56.0%	47.0%
Break points saved %	100.0%	80.0%
Break points converted %	20.0%	0.0%
Service points won %	74.0%	62.0%
Return points won %	38.0%	26.0%
Total points won %	54.0%	46.0%

Player Comparison

Field	David Nalbandian	Novak Djokovic
Country	ARG	SRB
Birth date	Jan 1, 1982	May 22, 1987
Age	25	20
Height	180 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	25	3
Ranking points (entering)	1,160	4,370
Elo (entering)	1,894	2,182
Current career W-L	358–187	1,141–231
Current career earnings	$11,123,125	$194,691,590

Pre-match H2H

David Nalbandian #25 0 – 1 Novak Djokovic #3

Path

David Nalbandian's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Rafael Nadal #2	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 20, 2007	QF
Juan Martin del Potro #53	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 19, 2007	R16
Tomas Berdych #11	4-6 6-4 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 18, 2007	R32
Arnaud Clement #40	5-7 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 17, 2007	R64

David Nalbandian's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roger Federer #1	1-6 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 21, 2007	F

Novak Djokovic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mario Ancic #49	7-6(2) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 20, 2007	QF
Juan Carlos Ferrero #23	6-3 2-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 19, 2007	R16
Fernando Verdasco #32	6-7(7) 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 18, 2007	R32