David Nalbandian #11 def. Lleyton Hewitt #74

7-6(3) 7-5

David Nalbandian defeated Lleyton Hewitt 7-6(3) 7-5 in the 2009 Sydney International quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatDavid NalbandianLleyton Hewitt
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
73
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
14
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.8%46.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
65.3%62.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
55.2%57.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%20.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.5%59.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
80.0%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.5%38.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.0%49.0%
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.
-1.9-3.9
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.
+3.9+1.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldDavid NalbandianLleyton Hewitt
Country ARG AUS
Birth dateJan 1, 1982Feb 24, 1981
Age2727
Height180 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1174
Ranking points (entering)3,4501,100
Elo (entering)2,0201,954
Current career W-L358–187567–244
Current career earnings$11,123,125$20,890,470
Pre-match H2H

Path

David Nalbandian's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Michael Llodra #566-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2009R16

David Nalbandian's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richard Gasquet #256-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2009SF

Lleyton Hewitt's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Janko Tipsarevic #467-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2009R16
Julien Benneteau #485-7 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 2009R32