Novak Djokovic vs Fernando Verdasco — Roland Garros Round of 16

Roland Garros · ATP · Round of 16
Novak Djokovic
SRB3
Novak Djokovic
#8ATP
2059ELO
1959Clay ELO
$1.8MYTD
$193MCAREER
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 May 2007
clay
ESP
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLL
Djokovic N.
6-3 6-3 7-6
Verdasco F.
Djokovic N.
66773
Verdasco F.
3361–

Novak Djokovic defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-3 6-3 7-6 in the Roland Garros round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Novak Djokovic came in leading the head-to-head 10–4, defending last year's quarter-final. Novak Djokovic extended the head-to-head to 11–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Novak Djokovic closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

10–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-05-28Roland GarrosR16clayNovak Djokovic6-3 6-4 6-2
2017-01-16Australian OpenR128hardNovak Djokovic6-1 7-6(4) 6-2
2017-01-02DohaSFhardNovak Djokovic4-6 7-6(7) 6-3
2016-01-04DohaR16hardNovak Djokovic6-2 6-2
2015-01-19Australian OpenR32hardNovak Djokovic7-6(8) 6-3 6-4
2013-09-30BeijingR16hardNovak Djokovic7-5 2-6 6-2
2010-04-25Rome MastersQFclayFernando Verdasco7-6(4) 3-6 6-4
2010-04-11Monte Carlo MastersSFclayFernando Verdasco6-2 6-2
2009-10-05BeijingQFhardNovak Djokovic6-3 1-6 6-1
2009-08-31US OpenQFhardNovak Djokovic7-6(2) 1-6 7-5 6-2
2009-04-12Monte Carlo MastersQFclayNovak Djokovic6-2 4-6 6-3
2007-10-15Madrid MastersR32clayNovak Djokovic6-7(7) 6-3 6-3
2006-05-15Hamburg MastersR32clayFernando Verdasco6-4 6-3
2005-08-29US OpenR32hardFernando Verdasco6-1 4-6 6-7(2) 6-4 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Djokovic N.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Verdasco F.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Djokovic N.

Serve advantage — Djokovic N.

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
Djokovic N.Verdasco F.
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
70%
62%
Return points won·Even
41%
37%
Break points saved·Even
65%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.3
5.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Djokovic N.Verdasco F.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
99
57
Break points saved·Even
100
96
Break points won·Dominant
99
40
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
100
54

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

Freshness

Recent load
Djokovic N.Verdasco F.
Freshness·
49
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Djokovic N.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 127 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
13°CDrizzle
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 83%

Draw

Final
Nadal R.
Federer R.
6-34-66-36-4
Semi-finals
Federer R.
Davydenko N.
7-57-657-67
Nadal R.
Djokovic N.[3]
7-56-46-2
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.
Moya C.
6-46-36-0
Davydenko N.
Canas G.
7-56-46-4
Federer R.
Robredo T.
7-51-66-16-2
Djokovic N.[3]
Andreev I.
6-36-36-3
R16
Federer R.
Youzhny M.
7-636-46-4
Davydenko N.
Nalbandian D.
6-37-613-67-62
Moya C.
Bjorkman J.
7-656-27-5
Canas G.
Monaco J.
6-06-46-2
Nadal R.
Hewitt L.
6-36-17-65
Andreev I.
Baghdatis M.
2-66-16-36-4
Robredo T.
Volandri F.
6-27-56-1
Djokovic N.[3]
Verdasco F.
6-36-37-61
R32
Baghdatis M.
Hajek J.
6-26-2
Andreev I.
Mathieu P.
7-646-06-3
Davydenko N.
Llodra M.
6-46-26-4
Canas G.
Vliegen K.
6-26-22-66-3
Hewitt L.
Nieminen J.
1-66-37-56-2
Nadal R.
Montanes A.
6-16-36-2
Verdasco F.
Ferrer D.
4-67-626-36-3
Monaco J.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-46-26-4
Federer R.
Starace P.
6-26-36-0
Youzhny M.
Ferrero J.
6-737-636-26-2
Robredo T.
Tipsarevic J.
6-36-46-0
Moya C.
Brzezicki J.
6-16-37-5
Bjorkman J.
Hernandez O.
6-736-36-06-1
Volandri F.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-744-66-36-4
Nalbandian D.
Monfils G.
7-655-76-47-65
Djokovic N.[3]
Patience O.
7-622-63-67-646-3
R64
Hewitt L.
Gaudio G.
4-63-66-26-46-2
Brzezicki J.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-646-26-0
Davydenko N.
Eschauer W.
7-56-36-1
Ljubicic I.
Wawrinka S.
6-46-36-736-3
Llodra M.
Almagro N.
2-66-26-776-46-4
Baghdatis M.
Pless K.
7-56-36-4
Hajek J.
Ulihrach B.
1-66-27-663-66-2
Mathieu P.
Simon G.
3-66-46-17-62
Andreev I.
Massu N.
6-33-66-37-5
Bjorkman J.
Karlovic I.
3-63-66-47-626-3
Hernandez O.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-686-16-1
Monfils G.
Chela J.
3-66-36-36-1
Moya C.
Serra F.
6-46-26-4
Federer R.
Ascione T.
6-16-27-68
Nadal R.
Cipolla F.
6-26-16-4
Montanes A.
Gulbis E.
6-16-21-67-63
Starace P.
Berlocq C.
6-26-46-2
Ferrero J.
Koubek S.
6-47-56-3
Youzhny M.
Lapentti N.
6-36-06-4
Robredo T.
Economidis K.
6-47-56-4
Tipsarevic J.
Safin M.
6-46-47-5
Volandri F.
Vassallo Arguello M.
7-627-56-2
Ferrer D.
Hartfield D.
6-46-37-64
Nieminen J.
Montcourt M.
6-16-16-4
Nalbandian D.
Navarro I.
7-56-46-4
Vliegen K.
Gasquet R.
7-646-36-1
Canas G.
Bolelli S.
6-46-36-3
Monaco J.
Melzer J.
6-26-36-2
Roger-Vasselin E.
Stepanek R.
3-66-10-66-46-4
Patience O.
Zabaleta M.
7-56-33-62-66-4
Verdasco F.
Tursunov D.
6-46-46-4
Djokovic N.[3]
Recouderc L.
6-33-66-36-1
R128
Lapentti N.
Peya A.
6-16-42-1
Youzhny M.
Hernych J.
RET
Roger-Vasselin E.
Daniel M.
6-14-1
Eschauer W.
Sidorenko A.
6-33-66-35-4
Baghdatis M.
Grosjean S.
6-36-26-4
Hajek J.
Johansson T.
7-57-637-63
Cipolla F.
Gabashvili T.
7-666-35-2
Koubek S.
Rochus C.
6-77-66-41-2
Melzer J.
Acasuso J.
6-47-56-4
Pless K.
Lu Y.
6-36-27-61
Montanes A.
Soderling R.
7-644-1
Garcia Lopez G.
Berdych T.
7-56-46-4
Hewitt L.
Mirnyi M.
6-36-16-3
Gaudio G.
Gicquel M.
3-66-33-66-46-3
Montcourt M.
Becker B.
6-36-16-3
Nieminen J.
Lopez F.
6-26-47-62
Moya C.
Seppi A.
6-13-66-32-66-0
Serra F.
Kunitsyn I.
6-36-06-2
Brzezicki J.
Kendrick R.
6-13-66-26-1
Nadal R.
del Potro J.
7-56-36-2
Robredo T.
Roitman S.
6-36-46-2
Economidis K.
Guccione C.
6-766-46-46-1
Tipsarevic J.
Vemic D.
7-636-44-66-3
Safin M.
Vicente F.
6-16-36-1
Volandri F.
Capdeville P.
6-37-56-3
Berlocq C.
Benneteau J.
6-757-56-26-3
Starace P.
Minar I.
4-66-16-47-65
Ascione T.
Cilic M.
6-26-26-1
Federer R.
Russell M.
6-46-26-4
Vassallo Arguello M.
Falla A.
6-36-36-737-64
Wawrinka S.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
0-65-76-27-56-4
Canas G.
Hanescu V.
6-36-16-4
Vliegen K.
Udomchoke D.
6-26-46-3
Gasquet R.
Mahut N.
6-36-26-2
Nalbandian D.
Lee H.
6-26-13-66-3
Stepanek R.
Gonzalez F.
6-26-26-4
Recouderc L.
Querrey S.
7-642-66-06-756-3
Patience O.
Eysseric J.
6-13-66-26-4
Zabaleta M.
Calleri A.
6-46-757-657-5
Tursunov D.
Di Mauro A.
6-36-43-66-3
Verdasco F.
Haehnel J.
4-66-26-26-0
Hartfield D.
Ginepri R.
6-41-65-76-46-2
Ferrer D.
Bracciali D.
6-16-16-2
Djokovic N.[3]
Giraldo S.
6-37-636-4
Ulihrach B.
Hrbaty D.
6-25-76-736-46-3
Mathieu P.
Mayer F.
6-36-46-2
Simon G.
Spadea V.
2-66-46-46-3
Massu N.
Horna L.
6-47-53-66-716-2
Andreev I.
Roddick A.
3-66-46-36-4
Bolelli S.
Verkerk M.
6-16-46-4
Karlovic I.
Blake J.
4-66-47-57-5
Bjorkman J.
Luczak P.
6-745-76-36-36-1
Hernandez O.
Guzman J.
7-646-06-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Dlouhy L.
6-23-67-54-617-15
Navarro I.
Pashanski B.
7-616-46-4
Chela J.
Santoro F.
6-756-06-36-3
Almagro N.
Gimelstob J.
6-46-46-4
Llodra M.
Devilder N.
6-46-36-3
Davydenko N.
Galvani S.
6-36-16-1
Ljubicic I.
Clement A.
6-17-57-62
Gulbis E.
Henman T.
6-46-36-2
Monaco J.
Fognini F.
3-62-66-16-26-4
Ferrero J.
Delic A.
6-756-36-36-4
Monfils G.
Rochus O.
4-66-46-23-66-1