SF Australian Open 2006

Marcos Baghdatis #54 def. David Nalbandian #4

3-6 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-4

Marcos Baghdatis defeated David Nalbandian 3-6 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-4 in the 2006 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarcos BaghdatisDavid Nalbandian
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
155
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
21
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
55.8%67.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
69.8%63.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
58.8%38.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.0%58.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
61.5%41.2%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.1%39.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.5%48.5%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-1.4-3.6
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+3.6+1.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMarcos BaghdatisDavid Nalbandian
Country CYP ARG
Birth dateJun 17, 1985Jan 1, 1982
Age2024
Height183 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)544
Ranking points (entering)6842,370
Elo (entering)1,8492,039
Current career W-L327–274358–187
Current career earnings$8,918,917$11,123,125
Pre-match H2H

Path

Marcos Baghdatis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ivan Ljubicic #86-4 6-2 4-6 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 27, 2006QF
Andy Roddick #36-4 1-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 2006R16
Denis Gremelmayr #1776-2 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2006R32
Radek Stepanek #206-4 6-3 3-6 0-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2006R64
Justin Gimelstob #1157-6(6) 7-5 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2006R128

Marcos Baghdatis's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Federer #17-5 5-7 0-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataJan 30, 2006F

David Nalbandian's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fabrice Santoro #657-5 6-0 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 27, 2006QF
Tommy Robredo #196-3 6-0 2-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 2006R16
Jarkko Nieminen #242-6 6-3 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2006R32
Stan Wawrinka #466-4 3-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2006R64
Danai Udomchoke #1216-2 6-2 1-6 6-7(4) 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2006R128