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Gilles Muller #130 def. Nicolas Almagro #18

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

Match Information

Date Aug 31, 2008*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner Gilles Muller
Score6-7(3) 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(6) 7-5
Loser Nicolas Almagro
Duration3h 54m
StatGilles MullerNicolas Almagro
Aces3822
Double faults55
First serve %6560
First serve points won %8284
Second serve points won %5362
Break points saved %9088
Break points converted %1210
Service points won %7275
Return points won %2528
Total points won %4852

Pre-match Comparison

FieldGilles MullerNicolas Almagro
Country LUX ESP
Birth dateMay 9, 1983Aug 21, 1985
Age2523
Height193183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)13018
Ranking points (entering)3711,305
Elo (entering)1,6281,893
Career W-L200–199385–272
Career earnings$5,991,874$10,752,234
Pre-match H2H
Gilles Muller 0 – 0 Nicolas Almagro

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Path

Gilles Muller's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 28, 2008R64 Tommy Haas 2-6 2-6 7-6(5) 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 27, 2008R128 Laurent Recouderc 6-4 6-0 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 26, 2008Q3 Tobias Kamke 6-3 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 26, 2008Q2 Adrian Mannarino 7-6(2) 7-5WH2HMatch data
Aug 25, 2008Q1 Lamine Ouahab 6-7(9) 7-6(6) 7-5WH2HMatch data

Gilles Muller's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 2008R16 Nikolay Davydenko 6-4 4-6 6-3 7-6(10)WH2HMatch data

Nicolas Almagro's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 28, 2008R64 Sam Warburg 6-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 27, 2008R128 Frank Dancevic 6-3 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data