Fernando Verdasco vs Marin Cilic — Nottingham Semi-final
Nottingham · ATP · Semi-final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 June 2008
grass
CRO#62ATP
1800ELO
1756Grass ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
Verdasco F.6-3 6-1
Cilic M.
Verdasco F.
662
Cilic M.
31–
Fernando Verdasco defeated Marin Cilic 6-3 6-1 in the Nottingham semi-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Marin Cilic came in leading the head-to-head 10–4. Fernando Verdasco narrowed the head-to-head to 10–5.
Key context
- Match story: Fernando Verdasco dropped just 4 games past Marin Cilic.
Head to head
4–10| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-14 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Marin Cilic | 4-6 3-6 6-1 7-6(8) 6-3 |
| 2018-06-18 | Queen's Club | R32 | grass | Marin Cilic | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2018-04-16 | Monte Carlo Masters | R32 | clay | Marin Cilic | 6-3 7-6(4) |
| 2016-10-03 | Tokyo | R16 | hard | Marin Cilic | 4-6 7-5 7-5 |
| 2016-08-15 | Cincinnati Masters | R32 | hard | Marin Cilic | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2015-05-03 | Madrid Masters | R32 | clay | Fernando Verdasco | 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-3 |
| 2014-08-10 | Cincinnati Masters | R32 | hard | Marin Cilic | 7-6(6) 7-6(5) |
| 2012-10-21 | Valencia | R16 | hard | Marin Cilic | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2012-10-07 | Shanghai Masters | R16 | hard | Marin Cilic | 4-6 6-1 6-4 |
| 2011-11-07 | Paris Masters | R64 | hard | Fernando Verdasco | 3-6 6-2 6-3 |
| 2010-03-24 | Miami Masters | R16 | hard | Fernando Verdasco | 6-4 7-6(3) |
| 2009-11-08 | Paris Masters | R16 | hard | Marin Cilic | 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2008-10-12 | Madrid Masters | R32 | clay | Marin Cilic | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2007-10-22 | St. Petersburg | SF | carpet | Fernando Verdasco | 6-2 6-3 |
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
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.3
10.6
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
57
76
Break points saved·Even
96
99
Break points won·Even
40
41
Deciding sets·Dominant
65
94
Tiebreaks·Dominant
54
87
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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98
Cilic M.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Karlovic I.
Seppi A.
6-33-66-4
Cilic M.
Johansson T.
6-16-2
Verdasco F.
Simon G.
6-32-66-3
Monfils G.
Spadea V.
7-646-2
R16
Karlovic I.
Querrey S.
7-637-614
Spadea V.
Stepanek R.
W/O
Verdasco F.
Reynolds B.
6-26-3
Simon G.
Groth S.
6-716-46-4
Seppi A.
Schwank E.
6-14-67-67
Cilic M.
Bogdanovic A.
6-46-4
Johansson T.
Tursunov D.
W/O
Monfils G.
Benneteau J.
3-66-46-2
R32
Karlovic I.
Bjorkman J.
6-36-4
Johansson T.
Nishikori K.
7-5
Seppi A.
Sela D.
3-66-47-5
Simon G.
Young D.
6-16-4
Reynolds B.
Mahut N.
7-54-66-4
Stepanek R.
Isner J.
6-36-2
Spadea V.
Slabinsky A.
6-17-5
Benneteau J.
Bolelli S.
6-16-4
Monfils G.
Guccione C.
7-646-4
Querrey S.
Falla A.
6-36-4
Schwank E.
Nielsen F.
6-36-3
Groth S.
Baker J.
7-676-3
Verdasco F.
Daniel M.
6-47-63
Tursunov D.
Lu Y.
7-56-4
Bogdanovic A.
Ward J.
6-36-4
Cilic M.
Mathieu P.
1-66-46-3