Thomas Johansson vs Fernando Verdasco — St. Petersburg Semi-final
St. Petersburg · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 October 2005
carpet
Johansson T.6-3 3-6 6-3
Verdasco F.
Johansson T.
6362
Verdasco F.
3631
Thomas Johansson defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the St. Petersburg semi-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Fernando Verdasco came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Thomas Johansson claimed a first win over Fernando Verdasco in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Thomas Johansson closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–3.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-10-01 | Tokyo | R16 | hard | Fernando Verdasco | 7-6(4) 5-7 6-3 |
| 2004-07-05 | Bastad | R32 | clay | Fernando Verdasco | 6-1 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks
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
57%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.5
5.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
54
57
Break points saved·Clear edge
80
96
Break points won·Slight edge
51
40
Deciding sets·Slight edge
59
65
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
60
54
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Vik R.
Youzhny M.
1-66-46-2
Verdasco F.
Carlsen K.
6-46-2
Johansson T.
Rusedski G.
6-27-66
Kiefer N.
Davydenko N.
6-16-1
R16
Carlsen K.
Stakhovsky S.
6-757-627-66
Johansson T.
Pavel A.
6-26-2
Davydenko N.
Goldstein P.
6-36-4
Youzhny M.
Saulnier C.
6-16-1
Kiefer N.
Melzer J.
3-66-37-5
Verdasco F.
Monaco J.
7-56-3
Vik R.
Serra F.
7-632-66-3
Rusedski G.
Kim K.
4-66-36-4
R32
Kim K.
Minar I.
6-14-67-5
Youzhny M.
Beck K.
6-34-1
Davydenko N.
Dlouhy L.
6-26-1
Monaco J.
Gabashvili T.
6-36-3
Stakhovsky S.
Popp A.
6-34-66-4
Melzer J.
Davletshin V.
6-36-4
Saulnier C.
Kunitsyn I.
6-36-2
Serra F.
Bjorkman J.
6-726-36-4
Vik R.
Nieminen J.
6-46-4
Goldstein P.
Burgsmuller L.
7-662-66-3
Kiefer N.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-33-66-4
Verdasco F.
Philippoussis M.
7-644-66-2
Rusedski G.
Tursunov D.
6-46-4
Pavel A.
Vanek J.
6-37-65
Johansson T.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-36-4
Carlsen K.
Mirnyi M.
6-747-656-4