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David Nalbandian #25 def. Novak Djokovic #3

6-4 7-6(4)

Match Information

Date	Oct 20, 2007*
Tournament	Madrid Masters
Category	Masters 1000
Surface	Hard
Round	SF
Winner	David Nalbandian
Score	6-4 7-6(4)
Loser	Novak Djokovic
Duration	1h 45m

Stat	David Nalbandian	Novak Djokovic
Aces	8	9
Double faults	0	5
First serve %	60	58
First serve points won %	85	72
Second serve points won %	56	47
Break points saved %	100	80
Break points converted %	20	0
Service points won %	74	62
Return points won %	38	26
Total points won %	54	46

Pre-match Comparison

Field	David Nalbandian	Novak Djokovic
Country	ARG	SRB
Birth date	Jan 1, 1982	May 22, 1987
Age	25	20
Height	180	188
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
Career W-L	356–185	1,122–223
Career earnings	$11,123,125	$193,469,626

Pre-match H2H

David Nalbandian 0 – 1 Novak Djokovic

Path

David Nalbandian's path

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

David Nalbandian's next match

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

Novak Djokovic's path

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