Nicolas Lapentti vs Fernando Verdasco — Cincinnati Masters Round of 16

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 16
ECU
Nicolas Lapentti
49 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 July 2008
hard
ESP
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Lapentti N.
6-3 7-5
Verdasco F.
Lapentti N.
672
Verdasco F.
35–

Nicolas Lapentti defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-3 7-5 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Fernando Verdasco came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 32. Nicolas Lapentti narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-04-20BarcelonaR32clayFernando Verdasco7-5 6-3
2008-05-05Rome MastersR32clayFernando Verdasco6-2 5-7 6-2
2008-04-28BarcelonaR64clayNicolas Lapentti6-3 6-4
2008-04-14ValenciaR32hardFernando Verdasco5-7 6-3 6-4
2006-07-24KitzbuhelQFclayFernando Verdasco6-4 6-4
2005-10-31Paris MastersR64hardFernando Verdasco6-7(5) 7-5 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Lapentti N.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Verdasco F.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Lapentti N.

Even serve battle

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
Lapentti N.Verdasco F.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
60%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.4
5.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (59 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Lapentti N.Verdasco F.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
45
57
Break points saved·Dominant
70
96
Break points won·Even
42
40
Deciding sets·Clear edge
49
65
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
73
54

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
23°COvercast
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
Murray A.
Djokovic N.
7-647-65
Semi-finals
Murray A.
Karlovic I.
6-46-4
Djokovic N.
Nadal R.
6-17-5
Quarter-finals
Karlovic I.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-667-63
Murray A.
Moya C.
2-66-36-1
Djokovic N.
Gulbis E.
6-36-4
Nadal R.
Lapentti N.
7-636-1
R16
Murray A.
Tursunov D.
6-36-3
Moya C.
Andreev I.
6-47-62
Djokovic N.
Seppi A.
6-16-2
Lapentti N.
Verdasco F.
6-37-5
Nadal R.
Haas T.
6-47-60
Karlovic I.
Federer R.
7-664-67-65
Kohlschreiber P.
Soderling R.
7-645-77-68
Gulbis E.
Blake J.
6-41-66-3
R32
Djokovic N.
Bolelli S.
7-627-62
Verdasco F.
Guccione C.
7-647-64
Haas T.
Monfils G.
5-1
Kohlschreiber P.
Jun W.
6-26-2
Gulbis E.
Clement A.
6-43-67-65
Seppi A.
Berdych T.
5-77-57-5
Lapentti N.
Ferrer D.
7-623-66-3
Federer R.
Ginepri R.
6-727-656-0
Nadal R.
Serra F.
6-06-1
Soderling R.
Robredo T.
7-666-4
Karlovic I.
Acasuso J.
6-37-63
Moya C.
Davydenko N.
7-684-66-2
Andreev I.
Isner J.
3-67-687-5
Tursunov D.
Gasquet R.
7-686-0
Murray A.
Querrey S.
7-636-1
Blake J.
Simon G.
6-46-3
R64
Andreev I.
Stepanek R.
7-646-747-63
Gasquet R.
Llodra M.
3-66-11-0
Lapentti N.
Cilic M.
7-656-2
Ginepri R.
Bjorkman J.
6-07-65
Acasuso J.
Capdeville P.
5-76-26-2
Karlovic I.
Bellucci T.
6-36-4
Robredo T.
Fish M.
6-26-2
Soderling R.
Benneteau J.
6-06-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Yani M.
6-36-4
Moya C.
Tipsarevic J.
7-657-5
Isner J.
Stoppini A.
7-626-3
Tursunov D.
Safin M.
7-656-4
Querrey S.
Mathieu P.
6-44-66-3
Simon G.
Ram R.
7-656-4
Gulbis E.
Nieminen J.
7-676-2
Clement A.
Johansson T.
7-646-756-3
Berdych T.
Gonzalez F.
6-33-66-3
Haas T.
Youzhny M.
7-622-66-4
Seppi A.
Lopez F.
7-57-5
Bolelli S.
Anderson K.
6-37-61
Guccione C.
Levine J.
6-36-4
Verdasco F.
Estrella V.
6-37-5
Monfils G.
Young D.
6-16-1
Serra F.
Becker B.
4-67-666-4