Points won by each set: | 36-33, 36-22 |
Points won directly on serve:
22 % Calleri – 14 of 62
16 % Nalbandian – 11 of 65
With that victory the 27-year-old Calleri [31] reached the biggest final of his life. The first of his three most valuable wins along with defeating Agassi in Miami ’04 & Ferrero in Davis Cup ’03 when he played amazing tennis actually from start to finish against great opponents. The only break of the opener occurred at 2-all. “I played very high-level tennis,” Calleri said. “I tried to be aggressive and to hit hard, he doesn’t like coming under pressure.”