Fernando Verdasco vs Dudi Sela — New Haven Round of 32

New Haven · ATP · Round of 32
ESP
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 17 August 2008
hard
ISR
Dudi Sela
41 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Verdasco F.
6-4 6-4
Sela D.
Verdasco F.
662
Sela D.
44–

Fernando Verdasco defeated Dudi Sela 6-4 6-4 in the New Haven round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Fernando Verdasco came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Fernando Verdasco extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Fernando Verdasco edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-01-01DohaR32hardFernando Verdasco4-6 6-4 6-0
2016-01-18Australian OpenR64hardDudi Sela4-6 6-3 6-3 7-6(4)
2010-03-24Miami MastersR64hardFernando Verdasco6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Verdasco F.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Sela D.

Sela D.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Serve advantage — Sela D.

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
Verdasco F.Sela D.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.3
2.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Verdasco F.Sela D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
57
28
Break points saved·Dominant
96
68
Break points won·Even
40
44
Deciding sets·Dominant
65
15
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
54
46

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

Draw

Final
Cilic M.
Fish M.
6-44-66-2
Semi-finals
Fish M.
Verdasco F.
6-01-66-3
Cilic M.
Gregorc L.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Gregorc L.
Seppi A.
4-66-47-5
Fish M.
Levine J.
6-37-64
Verdasco F.
Zverev M.
6-27-64
Cilic M.
Andreev I.
6-36-2
R16
Gregorc L.
Karlovic I.
7-644-66-2
Levine J.
Darcis S.
2-0
Zverev M.
Ginepri R.
1-66-36-1
Cilic M.
Melzer J.
5-76-47-5
Seppi A.
Fognini F.
6-46-2
Fish M.
Gicquel M.
6-46-3
Verdasco F.
Minar I.
6-36-1
Andreev I.
Hanescu V.
6-47-5
R32
Cilic M.
Troicki V.
2-1
Andreev I.
Rochus O.
6-36-4
Seppi A.
Starace P.
4-66-46-4
Fognini F.
Bolelli S.
6-25-76-4
Gregorc L.
Acasuso J.
6-46-4
Karlovic I.
Isner J.
6-746-36-4
Melzer J.
Clement A.
7-617-5
Verdasco F.
Sela D.
6-46-4
Minar I.
Schwank E.
7-56-3
Ginepri R.
Calleri A.
6-24-66-2
Zverev M.
Monaco J.
6-36-3
Levine J.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-06-3
Darcis S.
Granollers M.
6-26-2
Gicquel M.
Montanes A.
7-56-3
Fish M.
Odesnik W.
6-14-66-1
Hanescu V.
Gremelmayr D.
6-757-636-2
R64
Fognini F.
Lapentti N.
6-44-4
Darcis S.
Spadea V.
7-55-0
Ginepri R.
Horna L.
7-646-2
Troicki V.
Bogomolov Jr A.
7-52-66-1
Clement A.
Bellucci T.
6-46-4
Gremelmayr D.
Daniel M.
3-66-36-3
Rochus O.
Korolev E.
6-46-4
Starace P.
Vanek J.
6-27-67
Gregorc L.
Delgado R.
6-23-66-0
Isner J.
Kunitsyn I.
6-46-4
Odesnik W.
Grosjean S.
7-56-4
Montanes A.
Devilder N.
7-657-5
Sela D.
Young D.
6-46-2
Minar I.
Mahut N.
5-76-36-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Guccione C.
7-56-3
Zverev M.
Serra F.
6-27-66