Fernando Verdasco vs Robin Soderling — New Haven Round of 32

New Haven · ATP · Round of 32
ESP
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 August 2005
hard
SWE
Robin Soderling
41 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLWWLWW
Verdasco F.
7-6 7-6
Soderling R.
Verdasco F.
77772
Soderling R.
6364–

Fernando Verdasco defeated Robin Soderling 7-6 7-6 in the New Haven round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Robin Soderling came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Fernando Verdasco narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-05-08Rome MastersR32clayRobin Soderling2-6 7-5 6-4
2010-04-19BarcelonaFclayFernando Verdasco6-3 4-6 6-3
2008-07-21Canada MastersR32hardRobin Soderling6-4 6-7(4) 6-4
2008-02-18RotterdamR16hardRobin Soderling6-4 6-1
2007-07-09BastadR16clayRobin Soderling6-3 5-7 7-6(4)
2005-05-23Roland GarrosR128clayRobin Soderling1-6 3-6 6-3 6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Verdasco F.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Soderling R.

Soderling R.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Serve advantage — Soderling R.

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 season
Verdasco F.Soderling R.
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
68%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.3
9.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Verdasco F.Soderling R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
57
74
Break points saved·Even
96
92
Break points won·Dominant
40
71
Deciding sets·Clear edge
65
80
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
54
67

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Draw

Final
Blake J.
Lopez F.
3-67-56-1
Semi-finals
Lopez F.
Ferrer D.
4-66-36-2
Blake J.
Hanescu V.
7-646-736-1
Quarter-finals
Blake J.
Chela J.
7-644-66-3
Hanescu V.
Robredo T.
6-746-46-4
Ferrer D.
Andreev I.
6-36-4
Lopez F.
Verdasco F.
6-41-66-2
R16
Lopez F.
Spadea V.
6-756-36-4
Blake J.
Haas T.
1-66-36-3
Verdasco F.
Gonzalez F.
6-737-57-63
Chela J.
Santoro F.
6-46-1
Robredo T.
Koubek S.
6-26-2
Hanescu V.
Massu N.
6-46-4
Andreev I.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-26-3
Ferrer D.
Srichaphan P.
6-46-2
R32
Srichaphan P.
Saulnier C.
7-637-65
Verdasco F.
Soderling R.
7-637-64
Chela J.
Davydenko N.
6-17-65
Santoro F.
Mathieu P.
6-47-62
Andreev I.
Rochus O.
7-617-62
Gonzalez F.
Gimelstob J.
6-23-66-4
Spadea V.
Seppi A.
6-37-5
Lopez F.
Sanguinetti D.
6-46-3
Blake J.
Volandri F.
6-16-3
Haas T.
Rochus C.
6-24-66-0
Robredo T.
Jenkins S.
6-23-66-4
Koubek S.
Monfils G.
4-67-57-5
Hanescu V.
Minar I.
6-36-2
Massu N.
Ram A.
6-45-77-5
Kohlschreiber P.
Melzer J.
6-46-1
Ferrer D.
Zib T.
6-36-3
R64
Gimelstob J.
Garcia Lopez G.
3-67-57-64
Hanescu V.
Horna L.
6-747-657-65
Zib T.
Muller G.
6-43-66-3
Sanguinetti D.
Kim K.
7-666-3
Seppi A.
Tursunov D.
1-66-36-4
Koubek S.
Reynolds B.
6-36-4
Chela J.
Baghdatis M.
6-26-4
Santoro F.
Carlsen K.
6-36-0
Ram A.
Mello R.
6-16-4
Blake J.
Llodra M.
6-16-4
Andreev I.
Monaco J.
6-36-4
Rochus C.
Martin A.
7-56-1
Jenkins S.
Nieminen J.
2-66-36-4
Verdasco F.
Hernych J.
6-06-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Fish M.
6-46-4
Saulnier C.
Wawrinka S.
6-36-2