R32 US Open 2008

Gilles Muller #130 def. Nicolas Almagro #18

6-7(3) 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(6) 7-5

Gilles Muller defeated Nicolas Almagro 6-7(3) 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(6) 7-5 in the 2008 US Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 31, 2008*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 2008
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: R32
Duration: 3h 54m

Match Statistics

Stat	Gilles Muller	Nicolas Almagro
Aces	38	22
Double faults	5	5
First serve %	65.0%	60.0%
First serve points won %	82.0%	84.0%
Second serve points won %	53.0%	62.0%
Break points saved %	90.0%	88.0%
Break points converted %	12.0%	10.0%
Service points won %	72.0%	75.0%
Return points won %	25.0%	28.0%
Total points won %	48.0%	52.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Gilles Muller	Nicolas Almagro
Country	LUX	ESP
Birth date	May 9, 1983	Aug 21, 1985
Age	25	23
Height	193 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	130	18
Ranking points (entering)	371	1,305
Elo (entering)	1,627	1,866
Current career W-L	203–202	388–274
Current career earnings	$5,991,874	$10,752,234

Pre-match H2H

Gilles Muller #130 0 – 0 Nicolas Almagro #18

Path

Gilles Muller's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tommy Haas #39	2-6 2-6 7-6(5) 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 28, 2008	R64
Laurent Recouderc #195	6-4 6-0 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 27, 2008	R128
Tobias Kamke #189	6-3 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 26, 2008	Q3
Adrian Mannarino #186	7-6(2) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 26, 2008	Q2
Lamine Ouahab #254	6-7(9) 7-6(6) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 25, 2008	Q1

Gilles Muller's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nikolay Davydenko #5	6-4 4-6 6-3 7-6(10)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 2008	R16

Nicolas Almagro's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sam Warburg #169	6-3 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 28, 2008	R64
Frank Dancevic #146	6-3 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 27, 2008	R128