QF Italian Open 2008

Novak Djokovic #3 def. Nicolas Almagro #21

6-1 1-0 (ret.)

The match ended when Nicolas Almagro retired.

Novak Djokovic defeated Nicolas Almagro 6-1 1-0 RET after Nicolas Almagro retired in the 2008 Italian Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicNicolas Almagro
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
01
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
10
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
70.4%65.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
73.7%38.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
62.5%28.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%25.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
70.4%35.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
75.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
65.0%29.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
68.1%31.9%
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.
+7.1-28.3
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.
+28.3-7.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNovak DjokovicNicolas Almagro
Country SRB ESP
Birth dateMay 22, 1987Aug 21, 1985
Age2022
Height188 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)321
Ranking points (entering)4,7501,305
Elo (entering)2,1491,884
Current career W-L1,141–231388–274
Current career earnings$194,691,590$10,752,234
Pre-match H2H

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Igor Andreev #266-3 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 2008R16
Steve Darcis #496-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 2008R32

Novak Djokovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Radek Stepanek #276-0 1-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 2008SF

Nicolas Almagro's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fernando Gonzalez #11(w/o)WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 2008R16
David Nalbandian #76-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 2008R32
Flavio Cipolla #1156-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 2008R64