Fernando Verdasco vs Rainer Schuettler — St. Petersburg Quarter-final

St. Petersburg · ATP · Quarter-final
ESP
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 October 2008
carpet
GER
Rainer Schuettler
50 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Verdasco F.
7-5 6-2
Schuettler R.
Verdasco F.
762
Schuettler R.
52–

Fernando Verdasco defeated Rainer Schuettler 7-5 6-2 in the St. Petersburg quarter-final on carpet. The result followed the form book — Fernando Verdasco came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's final. Fernando Verdasco extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-01-17Australian OpenR128hardFernando Verdasco6-1 6-3 6-2
2008-03-03DubaiR32hardFernando Verdasco7-6(7) 4-6 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Verdasco F.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Schuettler R.

Schuettler R.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Verdasco 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
Verdasco F.Schuettler R.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.3
3.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 129). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Verdasco F.Schuettler R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
57
38
Break points saved·Clear edge
96
77
Break points won·Slight edge
40
50
Deciding sets·Dominant
65
32
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
54
36

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Murray A.
Golubev A.
6-16-1
Semi-finals
Golubev A.
Hanescu V.
6-36-0
Murray A.
Verdasco F.
6-06-3
Quarter-finals
Murray A.
Tipsarevic J.
7-657-5
Hanescu V.
Elgin M.
6-16-4
Golubev A.
Zverev M.
6-736-47-64
Verdasco F.
Schuettler R.
7-56-2
R16
Elgin M.
Davydenko N.
W/O
Murray A.
Gulbis E.
6-46-2
Tipsarevic J.
Chardy J.
6-47-63
Verdasco F.
Lejnieks K.
6-16-3
Schuettler R.
Hrbaty D.
6-36-3
Golubev A.
Safin M.
6-46-2
Zverev M.
Youzhny M.
7-56-4
Hanescu V.
Kukushkin M.
6-37-67
R32
Chardy J.
Ancic M.
6-43-66-4
Murray A.
Troicki V.
6-36-3
Tipsarevic J.
Starace P.
6-37-64
Gulbis E.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-06-2
Verdasco F.
Gabashvili T.
1-66-46-3
Youzhny M.
Navarro I.
6-26-1
Kukushkin M.
Cilic M.
7-644-67-66
Hanescu V.
Korolev E.
6-16-2
Elgin M.
Volandri F.
6-46-4
Davydenko N.
Guccione C.
6-46-4
Schuettler R.
Kunitsyn I.
6-26-3
Zverev M.
Serra F.
6-46-2
Safin M.
Stakhovsky S.
6-26-4
Golubev A.
Rochus O.
6-16-4
Hrbaty D.
Tursunov D.
6-16-1
Lejnieks K.
Kudryavtsev A.
3-67-616-3