Robin Soderling vs Fernando Verdasco — Bastad Round of 16

Bastad · ATP · Round of 16
SWE
Robin Soderling
41 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 July 2007
clay
ESP
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Soderling R.
6-3 5-7 7-6
Verdasco F.
Soderling R.
65772
Verdasco F.
37641

Robin Soderling defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-3 5-7 7-6 in the Bastad round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Robin Soderling came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Robin Soderling extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Robin Soderling closed it out in three sets, 6–3 5–7 7–6.

Head to head

4–2
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
2005-08-22New HavenR32hardFernando Verdasco7-6(3) 7-6(4)
2005-05-23Roland GarrosR128clayRobin Soderling1-6 3-6 6-3 6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Soderling R.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Verdasco F.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Soderling R.

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

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

Clutch

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

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
16°CDrizzle
Wind 27 km/hHumidity 68%

Draw

Final
Ferrer D.
Almagro N.
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Ferrer D.
Volandri F.
6-26-1
Almagro N.
Moya C.
6-31-66-2
Quarter-finals
Almagro N.
Horna L.
7-56-4
Moya C.
Soderling R.
6-26-4
Volandri F.
Rochus O.
6-16-2
Ferrer D.
Simon G.
6-16-0
R16
Simon G.
Monaco J.
6-46-4
Moya C.
Johansson T.
6-26-3
Soderling R.
Verdasco F.
6-35-77-64
Volandri F.
Schukin Y.
4-66-36-3
Ferrer D.
Massu N.
6-33-66-3
Horna L.
Berlocq C.
6-37-65
Rochus O.
Dlouhy L.
6-47-5
Almagro N.
Bjorkman J.
6-46-2
R32
Johansson T.
Hernandez O.
6-46-4
Volandri F.
Luzzi F.
4-67-56-1
Moya C.
Navarro I.
6-26-4
Bjorkman J.
Przysiezny M.
5-76-26-4
Soderling R.
Bolelli S.
6-36-3
Verdasco F.
Tveit E.
7-56-1
Almagro N.
Prpic F.
6-13-66-1
Berlocq C.
Goransson T.
6-26-0
Horna L.
Robredo T.
6-11-66-1
Schukin Y.
Zabaleta M.
6-11-67-5
Dlouhy L.
Ryderstedt M.
6-16-4
Rochus O.
Nieminen J.
6-46-2
Ferrer D.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-26-1
Massu N.
Korolev E.
4-66-36-4
Monaco J.
Gulbis E.
7-663-66-4
Simon G.
Troicki V.
6-26-3