SF Nice 2012

Brian Baker #216 def. Nikolay Davydenko #53

6-7(5) 6-4 6-2

Brian Baker defeated Nikolay Davydenko 6-7(5) 6-4 6-2 in the 2012 Nice semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatBrian BakerNikolay Davydenko
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
71
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
25
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.1%70.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
61.1%52.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
43.2%37.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
64.3%42.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
54.3%48.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
57.1%35.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
52.0%45.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.3%46.7%
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.
-8.7-15.0
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.
+15.0+8.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2012 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldBrian BakerNikolay Davydenko
Country USA RUS
Birth dateApr 30, 1985Jun 2, 1981
Age2730
Height191 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)21653
Ranking points (entering)231850
Elo (entering)1,5851,865
Current career W-L20–40470–329
Current career earnings$1,184,653$16,186,480
Pre-match H2H
Brian Baker #216 0 – 0 Nikolay Davydenko #53

Path

Brian Baker's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mikhail Kukushkin #554-6 6-3 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataMay 25, 2012QF
Gael Monfils #136-3 7-6(9)WH2HMatch dataMay 24, 2012R16
Sergiy Stakhovsky #846-7(2) 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 23, 2012R32
Alejandro Gonzalez #2836-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 21, 2012Q3
David Guez #2866-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 20, 2012Q2
Ilija Bozoljac #2996-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 20, 2012Q1

Brian Baker's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Almagro #143-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataMay 26, 2012F

Nikolay Davydenko's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Isner #116-4 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataMay 25, 2012QF
Denis Istomin #426-4 1-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 24, 2012R16
Matthew Ebden #766-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 23, 2012R32