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David Nalbandian #74 def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #6

3-6 7-5 6-3

Match Information

Date	Mar 15, 2012*
Tournament	Indian Wells Masters
Category	Masters 1000
Surface	Hard
Round	R16
Winner	David Nalbandian
Score	3-6 7-5 6-3
Loser	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Duration	2h 19m

Stat	David Nalbandian	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Aces	0	13
Double faults	7	3
First serve %	54	44
First serve points won %	70	72
Second serve points won %	50	46
Break points saved %	33	50
Break points converted %	50	67
Service points won %	61	58
Return points won %	42	39
Total points won %	51	49

Pre-match Comparison

Field	David Nalbandian	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Country	ARG	FRA
Birth date	Jan 1, 1982	Apr 17, 1985
Age	30	26
Height	180	188
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	74	6
Ranking points (entering)	700	4,455
Elo (entering)	1,968	2,156
Career W-L	356–185	445–228
Career earnings	$11,123,125	$22,524,073

Pre-match H2H

David Nalbandian 0 – 1 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Path

David Nalbandian's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 13, 2012	R32	Janko Tipsarevic	6-3 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 11, 2012	R64	Marin Cilic	7-6(3) 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 10, 2012	R128	Potito Starace	7-6(4) 6-0	W	H2H	Match data

David Nalbandian's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 16, 2012	QF	Rafael Nadal	6-4 5-7 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 13, 2012	R32	Radek Stepanek	6-7(2) 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 11, 2012	R64	Michael Llodra	4-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data