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This is a Spanish name; the first family name is Sanchez and the second is Rolle. Nicolas Almagro Sanchez Rolle (Spanish: Nicolás Almagro Sánchez Rolle; born 21 August 1985 in Murcia, Spain) is a Spanish tennis player. As of late 2008, Almagro is the third-youngest of the many Spanish players in the ATP Top 100 (after Rafael Nadal and Marcel Granollers). Almagro had been a highly rated junior for many years, and finally realised his potential in 2005. He played in the main draw of 3 out of 4 slams, and recorded his first victory over a top 10 player when he defeated Marat Safin 6–4 6–3 in Rome. Since then he has cemented his position within the top 50, but his results have remained somewhat inconsistent. His ATP career record against Top 10 opponents is currently 6–12, with previous victories coming against No. 4 Marat Safin at 2005 AMS Rome, No. 9 Guillermo Coria at 2006 Barcelona, No. 6 Nikolay Davydenko at 2006 AMS Rome, No. 7 Tommy Robredo at 2007 AMS Hamburg and No. 8 David Nalbandian in 2008 in Alcapulco. Almagro is a clay-court specialist and has achieved his best result in a Grand Slam so far by reaching the quarter-finals of the 2008 French Open.
[edit] Career[edit] 2005Almagro won the gold medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games by defeating compatriot Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (6-2 and 7-5) in the final in Almería, Spain. [edit] 2006Finally, in April 2006, Almagro won his maiden ATP tournament title - the Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana (Valencia, Spain). Almagro was forced to come through the qualification rounds just to make this event, but that did not stop him from winning 8 matches in a row including 3 set victories over former world #1's Juan Carlos Ferrero and Marat Safin. Following this title, Almagro stated that he was pleased with where his tennis is taking him, and that he expects even bigger and better results in the near future. After Valencia, Almagro went on an excellent run, reaching the semi-finals of the Barcelona Open before losing to Rafael Nadal, and followed that up by reaching the quarter finals in Rome, where he lost to Roger Federer in 3 tight sets - 7–5 in the 3rd. He entered Roland Garros 2006 as the bookmakers 3rd favourite but suffered a disappointing 2nd round loss to James Blake. The remainder of 2006 was uninspiring for Almagro as he was away from his favoured clay surface. He did show signs of improving his hard court game by making a quarter-final indoors in Lyon and he also won matches at the Masters Events in Cincinnati and Paris. [edit] 2007He won his second title on 15 April 2007 by defeating Potito Starace 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 in Valencia for the second consecutive year. However, he lost in the 2nd round of the French Open in 5 sets to Michael Llodra, in what was perceived as another disappointing lapse in form. Still, his year contained highlights other than Valencia. He reached the semi-finals of Buenos Aires, the finals of Bastad and began to show promise on hardcourts also, advancing to the QF of the Masters of Cincinnati and the 3rd round of the US Open (losing to Davydenko). [edit] 2008In 2008, Almagro won his 3rd title of his career in Costa Do Sauipe by defeating Carlos Moyà in a rollercoaster 3 set battle. Two weeks later, Almagro followed up that victory with yet another in Acapulco, defeating David Nalbandian in the finals 6–1 7–6(1). With his 4th career title, Almagro rose to a career-best ranking of No. 21 in the world, winning 21 of 26 matches on clay thus far in the season. He is at a career-best ranking of No. 17 in the world following the Masters Series in Rome. He achieved his best Grand Slam result in June by reaching the quarter-finals of the 2008 French Open, where he lost to Rafael Nadal 1-6, 1-6, 1-6. During his run he beat Boris Pashanski, Sebastian Decoud, tenth seed Andy Murray of Great Britain and home-favourite Jérémy Chardy in straight sets. He was the man that did more aces in the French Open (78). [edit] 2009In January, Almagro participated in the 2009 Heineken Open, held in Auckland, New Zealand. The fourth-seed at the event, Almagro received a bye into the second round, where he defeated Yen-Hsun Lu of Chinese Taipei in three sets 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2, which gained him entry into the quarter-finals, where he was defeated in straight sets 6-3 6-2 by American Sam Querrey, another seeded player (sixth) at the event. After the match he admitted that he wasn't on his best shape yet. At the Australian Open, Almagro surpassed the first round of the tournament for the first time, making it to the third round before losing to Gaël Monfils, and at the 2009 Brasil Open where Almagro was the defending champion and top seed, he lost in the quarter-finals to Frederico Gil in two tiebreak sets, 6-7(5), 6-7(4). At the Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Almagro successfully defended his 2008 win, defeating Gaël Monfils in the final, 6-4, 6-4. Almagro's next tournament was the 2009 Sony Ericsson Open, an ATP Masters Series event where he was seeded 19th. After receiving a bye into the second round, he was defeated by Taylor Dent in a third-set tiebreak, 2-6, 6-2 7-6(7). In the French Open, he made it through to the 3rd round but lost to fellow countryman, Fernando Verdasco, in straight sets. In Wimbledon he reached the third round but was stopped easily by recent French Open runner up Robin Söderling. In the first round, he scrapped his way through after trailing 7-6 7-6 5-4 40-30 with Juan Monaco serving on match point. In the second round he led Karol Beck two sets to love only to find himself again fighting in five sets to survive. Nicolas won by 6-4 7-6(2) 3-6 3-6 7-5. At the US Open, Almagro lost in the 3rd round to fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal. Before this, he defeated Belgian Steve Darcis in the first round before getting past American Robby Ginepri in a 4 hr 15 min 5 set match in the second round. In the subsequent ATP 1000 Tournament in Paris, Almagro would once again fall to Rafael Nadal. Despite having in total five match points and the opportunity to serve for the match in the third set, Almagro would lose to Nadal 6-3,6-7,5-7 [edit] Playing style
Almagro's playing style fits that of an offensive baseliner. Aided by his stocky frame, an uncommon trait on the ATP Tour, Almagro's groundstrokes, particularly on his favored backhand side, are very powerful. Almagro uses a very quick and compact service motion which helps his first serve often exceed speeds of 210 km/h. In addition to his powerful game, Almagro is also known for playing on the edge of his emotions, often losing his temper on-court. [1] [edit] EquipmentNicolas Almagro uses the Dunlop 300G HotMelt with a Dunlop 4D Aerogel 500 Tour paintjob. He has been stringing with Luxilon Big Banger Original for years. He wears Reebok Match Point Shoes and the Match Day Group clothing. [edit] Career finals[edit] Singles: 7 (5-2)
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