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David Nalbandian #8 def. Benjamin Becker #137

7-6(4) 6-4

Match Information

Date	Oct 25, 2008*
Tournament	Basel
Category	ATP 500
Surface	Hard
Round	QF
Winner	David Nalbandian
Score	7-6(4) 6-4
Loser	Benjamin Becker
Duration	1h 43m

Stat	David Nalbandian	Benjamin Becker
Aces	8	12
Double faults	2	2
First serve %	57	66
First serve points won %	86	74
Second serve points won %	48	40
Break points saved %	100	89
Break points converted %	11	0
Service points won %	70	62
Return points won %	38	30
Total points won %	52	48

Pre-match Comparison

Field	David Nalbandian	Benjamin Becker
Country	ARG	GER
Birth date	Jan 1, 1982	Jun 16, 1981
Age	26	27
Height	180	178
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	8	137
Ranking points (entering)	1,750	340
Elo (entering)	1,946	1,647
Career W-L	356–185	153–215
Career earnings	$11,123,125	$4,399,584

Pre-match H2H

David Nalbandian 0 – 0 Benjamin Becker

Path

David Nalbandian's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 24, 2008	R16	Kristof Vliegen	6-4 5-7 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data
Oct 23, 2008	R32	Albert Montanes	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

David Nalbandian's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 25, 2008	SF	Juan Martin del Potro	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Benjamin Becker's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 24, 2008	R16	Andreas Beck	3-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Oct 23, 2008	R32	Stan Wawrinka	3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data
Oct 21, 2008	Q3	Richard Bloomfield	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Oct 20, 2008	Q2	Rainer Eitzinger	7-6(7) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Oct 20, 2008	Q1	Yannick Thomet	6-4 6-7(5) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data