Andy Roddick #4 def. David Nalbandian #13

6-7(4) 3-6 7-6(7) 6-1 6-3

Andy Roddick defeated David Nalbandian 6-7(4) 3-6 7-6(7) 6-1 6-3 in the 2003 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 7, 2003*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 2003
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 3h 31m

Match Statistics

Stat	Andy Roddick	David Nalbandian
Aces	38	5
Double faults	7	2
First serve %	62	74
First serve points won %	81	65
Second serve points won %	58	64
Break points saved %	86	69
Break points converted %	31	14
Service points won %	72	65
Return points won %	35	28
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Andy Roddick	David Nalbandian
Country	USA	ARG
Birth date	Aug 30, 1982	Jan 1, 1982
Age	21	21
Height	188 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	4	13
Ranking points (entering)	3,415	1,700
Elo (entering)	2,134	1,981
Current career W-L	580–198	358–187
Current career earnings	$20,640,030	$11,123,125

Pre-match H2H

Andy Roddick #4 2 – 0 David Nalbandian #13

Path

Andy Roddick's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sjeng Schalken #12	6-4 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 5, 2003	QF
Xavier Malisse #67	6-3 6-4 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 2003	R16
Flavio Saretta #49	6-1 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 2003	R32
Ivan Ljubicic #43	6-3 6-7(4) 6-3 7-6(8)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 29, 2003	R64
Tim Henman #33	6-3 7-6(2) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 27, 2003	R128

Andy Roddick's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Juan Carlos Ferrero #1	6-3 7-6(2) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 8, 2003	F

David Nalbandian's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Younes El Aynaoui #21	7-6(2) 6-2 3-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 5, 2003	QF
Roger Federer #2	3-6 7-6(1) 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 2003	R16
Mark Philippoussis #20	7-5 6-7(10) 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 2003	R32
Jarkko Nieminen #39	5-7 6-3 6-1 4-6 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 29, 2003	R64
Philipp Kohlschreiber #271	6-4 7-6(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 27, 2003	R128