SF Italian Open 2006

Roger Federer #1 def. David Nalbandian #3

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

Roger Federer defeated David Nalbandian 6-3 3-6 7-6(5) in the 2006 Italian Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRoger FedererDavid Nalbandian
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
92
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
28
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
47.9%57.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
69.6%62.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
44.3%47.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
68.8%44.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
56.4%56.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
55.6%31.2%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.8%43.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.2%49.8%
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.
-6.1-6.2
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.
+6.2+6.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRoger FedererDavid Nalbandian
Country SUI ARG
Birth dateAug 8, 1981Jan 1, 1982
Age2424
Height185 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)13
Ranking points (entering)7,1602,845
Elo (entering)2,3442,032
Current career W-L1,219–272358–187
Current career earnings$130,594,339$11,123,125
Pre-match H2H

Path

Roger Federer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Almagro #546-3 6-7(2) 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 14, 2006QF
Radek Stepanek #186-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 2006R16
Potito Starace #816-3 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataMay 11, 2006R32
Juan Ignacio Chela #306-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 2006R64

Roger Federer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rafael Nadal #27-6(0) 6-7(5) 4-6 6-2 6-7(5)LH2HMatch dataMay 15, 2006F

David Nalbandian's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mario Ancic #156-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 14, 2006QF
Alberto Martin #777-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 2006R16
Paul-Henri Mathieu #406-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 11, 2006R32
Fernando Vicente #896-2 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 2006R64