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Flavio Saretta v David Nalbandian: stats compared | Lineball
Nalbandian wins on sets won. Saretta’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Saretta 143 matches, Nalbandian 546 matches.
Nalbandian averages 1.6 sets won a match to Saretta’s 1.2 (36% more).
Nalbandian averages 1 sets lost a match to Saretta’s 1.3.
Nalbandian has the better sets won %: 62 to Saretta’s 47.1.
Winners’ edge: Nalbandian’s team won 66%, Saretta’s team won 48% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Nalbandian has 546 matches across 14 seasons, Saretta 143 in 8 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
–Titlesper game0.011 total · best 1
58.3First serve in %59.1
66.8First-serve points won %69.5
58.7Break points saved %59.3
40.4Return points won %41.2
4.0575 total · best 14Acesper game3.71,993 total · best 20
12.11,728 total · best 34
Head to head
14 matches since 20023
Clay · 3 matchesSaretta 1Nalbandian 2
Hard · 1 matchSaretta 0Nalbandian 1
Grand Slams · 1 matchSaretta 0Nalbandian 1
Last meetings
3 May 2004 · ATP Masters 1000 Rome · Round of 32 · ClayNalbandian won 6-2 6-4
17 Mar 2003 · ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Round of 64 · HardNalbandian won 4-6 6-4 6-1
27 May 2002 · Roland Garros · Round of 64 · ClayNalbandian won 6-3 6-4 6-0
11 Feb 2002 · Vina del Mar · Round of 16 · ClaySaretta won 3-4
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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Games wonper game
13.77,484 total · best 31
42.8Break points converted %44.1
47.1Sets won %62.0
49.3Games won %53.8
–Finalsper game0.023 total · best 1
1.2171 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.6892 total · best 3
1.3192 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1546 total · best 3
12.41,779 total · best 33Games lostper game · lower is better11.86,429 total · best 29
0.455 total · best 2Tiebreaksper game0.4201 total · best 3
3.1442 total · best 13Double faultsper game · lower is better3.21,752 total · best 14