Fernando Verdasco vs Tomas Berdych — Sydney Round of 32
Sydney · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 January 2005
hard
Verdasco F.3-6 6-4 7-5
Berdych T.
Verdasco F.
3672
Berdych T.
6451
Fernando Verdasco defeated Tomas Berdych 3-6 6-4 7-5 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tomas Berdych came in leading the head-to-head 11–3, but Fernando Verdasco had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Fernando Verdasco narrowed the head-to-head to 11–4.
Key context
- Match story: Fernando Verdasco dropped the opening set before beating Tomas Berdych 3–6 6–4 7–5.
Head to head
3–11| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-31 | Doha | R16 | hard | Tomas Berdych | 4-6 6-3 7-5 |
| 2012-05-06 | Madrid Masters | QF | clay | Tomas Berdych | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2011-11-07 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Tomas Berdych | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2011-10-03 | Beijing | QF | hard | Tomas Berdych | 6-1 6-0 |
| 2011-01-17 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Tomas Berdych | 6-4 6-2 6-3 |
| 2010-04-11 | Monte Carlo Masters | R16 | clay | Fernando Verdasco | 5-7 6-3 6-2 |
| 2010-03-24 | Miami Masters | QF | hard | Tomas Berdych | 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4 |
| 2010-03-11 | Indian Wells Masters | R32 | hard | Tomas Berdych | 6-0 6-3 |
| 2009-04-20 | Barcelona | R16 | clay | Fernando Verdasco | 7-5 5-7 6-4 |
| 2008-07-07 | Bastad | SF | clay | Tomas Berdych | 2-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 2008-06-23 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Fernando Verdasco | 6-4 6-4 6-0 |
| 2007-10-01 | Tokyo | QF | hard | Tomas Berdych | 7-6(7) 4-6 7-5 |
| 2007-08-27 | US Open | R32 | hard | Tomas Berdych | 7-6(2) 6-1 7-6(3) |
| 2007-05-14 | Hamburg Masters | R64 | clay | Tomas Berdych | 7-6(6) 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Berdych T.
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.3
7.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
57
82
Break points saved·Even
96
98
Break points won·Dominant
40
70
Deciding sets·Clear edge
65
87
Tiebreaks·Dominant
54
85
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Stepanek R.
Lopez F.
6-36-2
Minar I.
Pavel A.
2-67-656-4
Hewitt L.
Johansson T.
6-17-64
Mirnyi M.
Dent T.
3-4
R16
Johansson T.
Arthurs W.
7-647-63
Mirnyi M.
Johansson J.
4-1
Hewitt L.
Clement A.
6-26-4
Minar I.
Verdasco F.
6-16-2
Stepanek R.
Andreev I.
6-36-756-2
Lopez F.
Llodra M.
6-43-67-64
Pavel A.
Nieminen J.
6-47-63
Dent T.
Fish M.
7-646-1
R32
Dent T.
Ventura S.
7-57-67
Minar I.
Davydenko N.
6-23-66-2
Verdasco F.
Berdych T.
3-66-47-5
Llodra M.
Malisse X.
4-66-06-3
Andreev I.
Costa A.
6-16-4
Stepanek R.
Moya C.
2-66-46-2
Pavel A.
Bourgeois L.
7-637-5
Hewitt L.
Beck K.
6-16-2
Clement A.
Zib T.
6-16-3
Arthurs W.
Volandri F.
7-616-746-3
Johansson T.
Mayer F.
6-27-65
Johansson J.
Rusedski G.
6-46-3
Mirnyi M.
Ferrer D.
6-17-5
Fish M.
Soderling R.
6-46-4
Nieminen J.
Melzer J.
6-37-5
Lopez F.
Reid T.
6-46-4