R16 US Open 2003

David Nalbandian #13 def. Roger Federer #2

3-6 7-6(1) 6-4 6-3

David Nalbandian defeated Roger Federer 3-6 7-6(1) 6-4 6-3 in the 2003 US Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatDavid NalbandianRoger Federer
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
316
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
44
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.8%54.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.2%66.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
62.2%43.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
55.6%62.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.2%55.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
37.5%44.4%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.1%34.8%
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.
+2.7-6.5
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.
+6.5-2.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2003 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldDavid NalbandianRoger Federer
Country ARG SUI
Birth dateJan 1, 1982Aug 8, 1981
Age2122
Height180 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)132
Ranking points (entering)1,7003,825
Elo (entering)1,9312,051
Current career W-L358–1871,219–272
Current career earnings$11,123,125$130,594,339
Pre-match H2H

Path

David Nalbandian's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mark Philippoussis #207-5 6-7(10) 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 2003R32
Jarkko Nieminen #395-7 6-3 6-1 4-6 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 2003R64
Philipp Kohlschreiber #2716-4 7-6(4) 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 2003R128

David Nalbandian's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Younes El Aynaoui #217-6(2) 6-2 3-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 5, 2003QF

Roger Federer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
James Blake #356-3 7-6(4) 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 2003R32
Jean-Rene Lisnard #946-1 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 2003R64
Jose Acasuso #755-7 6-3 6-3 2-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 2003R128