R16 Mexican Open 2003

Mariano Zabaleta #44 def. David Nalbandian #9

6-7(5) 6-0 6-0

Mariano Zabaleta defeated David Nalbandian 6-7(5) 6-0 6-0 in the 2003 Mexican Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMariano ZabaletaDavid Nalbandian
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
45
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
46
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
65.3%64.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.6%51.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
53.8%42.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%46.2%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.3%48.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
53.8%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
51.6%30.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
59.5%40.5%
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.
+6.9-14.1
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.
+14.1-6.9

* 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

FieldMariano ZabaletaDavid Nalbandian
Country ARG ARG
Birth dateFeb 28, 1978Jan 1, 1982
Age2521
Height183 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)449
Ranking points (entering)7611,945
Elo (entering)1,6771,877
Current career W-L201–208358–187
Current career earnings$3,204,127$11,123,125
Pre-match H2H

Path

Mariano Zabaleta's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Filippo Volandri #1506-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 27, 2003R32

Mariano Zabaleta's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ivan Miranda #1417-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 1, 2003QF

David Nalbandian's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Massu #992-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 27, 2003R32