Florent Serra vs Fernando Verdasco — Los Angeles Round of 16

Los Angeles · ATP · Round of 16
FRA
Florent Serra
45 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 August 2008
hard
ESP
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Serra F.
6-2 7-6
Verdasco F.
Serra F.
6772
Verdasco F.
264–

Florent Serra defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-2 7-6 in the Los Angeles round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Fernando Verdasco came in leading the head-to-head 5–0. Florent Serra claimed a first win over Fernando Verdasco in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Florent Serra closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

0–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-05-24Roland GarrosR64clayFernando Verdasco6-2 6-2 0-6 6-4
2010-05-16NiceR16clayFernando Verdasco6-2 6-2
2009-08-31US OpenR64hardFernando Verdasco6-3 6-0 6-3
2009-05-25Roland GarrosR128clayFernando Verdasco6-2 6-1 6-4
2009-01-04BrisbaneQFhardFernando Verdasco4-6 6-0 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Serra F.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Verdasco F.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Serra F.

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
Serra F.Verdasco F.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.8
5.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Serra F.Verdasco F.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
40
57
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
96
Break points won·Even
37
40
Deciding sets·Clear edge
50
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
22
54

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

Draw

Final
del Potro J.
Roddick A.
6-17-62
Semi-finals
Roddick A.
Gremelmayr D.
6-26-2
del Potro J.
Fish M.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Roddick A.
Gicquel M.
6-36-1
Gremelmayr D.
Safin M.
3-66-36-2
del Potro J.
Delic A.
7-666-2
Fish M.
Serra F.
6-46-4
R16
Gicquel M.
Young D.
6-36-3
Roddick A.
Vemic D.
6-26-2
Gremelmayr D.
Lopez F.
7-57-5
Safin M.
Odesnik W.
6-36-2
Delic A.
Moya C.
6-26-757-65
del Potro J.
Stoppini A.
6-46-2
Fish M.
Spadea V.
6-756-16-0
Serra F.
Verdasco F.
6-27-64
R32
Vemic D.
Warburg S.
3-67-656-4
Gicquel M.
Fleishman Z.
6-36-0
Young D.
Haas T.
6-26-4
Delic A.
Sela D.
6-46-4
Stoppini A.
Kunitsyn I.
6-16-3
Fish M.
Falla A.
6-26-2
Spadea V.
Grosjean S.
6-33-66-3
Serra F.
Golubev A.
6-46-1
Gremelmayr D.
Fognini F.
6-46-2
Odesnik W.
Reynolds B.
4-66-16-4
Safin M.
Isner J.
6-36-4
Moya C.
Malisse X.
6-21-67-65