Fernando Verdasco vs Richard Gasquet — Indian Wells Masters Round of 32

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 32
ESP
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 12 March 2009
hard
FRA
Richard Gasquet
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLWLL
Verdasco F.
6-3 6-2
Gasquet R.
Verdasco F.
662
Gasquet R.
32–

Fernando Verdasco defeated Richard Gasquet 6-3 6-2 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Richard Gasquet came in leading the head-to-head 8–7, defending last year's round of 16, but Fernando Verdasco had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Fernando Verdasco narrowed the head-to-head to 8–8.

Key context

Head to head

7–8
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-08-16Cincinnati MastersQ1hardRichard Gasquet6-4 6-0
2016-05-02Madrid MastersR32clayRichard Gasquet6-4 3-6 6-1
2014-05-26Roland GarrosR32clayFernando Verdasco6-3 6-2 6-3
2014-03-06Indian Wells MastersR32hardFernando Verdasco7-6(5) 6-1
2013-10-28Paris MastersR32hardRichard Gasquet7-5 6-7(6) 6-3
2011-09-16Davis Cup WG SF: ESP vs FRARRclayFernando Verdasco6-2 6-1
2010-05-16NiceFclayRichard Gasquet6-3 5-7 7-6(5)
2010-04-19BarcelonaR32clayFernando Verdasco7-5 6-3
2009-09-28Kuala LumpurQFhardFernando Verdasco7-5 6-4
2009-04-27Rome MastersR16clayFernando Verdasco7-5 6-4
2007-08-05Canada MastersR32hardFernando Verdasco3-6 7-6(7) 6-4
2007-05-07Rome MastersR64clayRichard Gasquet6-1 7-5
2007-04-15Monte Carlo MastersR64clayRichard Gasquet7-5 6-7(12) 7-6(3)
2006-08-07Canada MastersR16hardRichard Gasquet6-0 4-6 6-2
2004-02-16Buenos AiresR32clayRichard Gasquet2-6 7-5 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Verdasco F.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Gasquet R.

Gasquet R.serving83% hold

wins 65% 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.Gasquet R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
60%
Aces / match·Even
5.3
4.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Verdasco F.Gasquet R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
57
76
Break points saved·Even
96
97
Break points won·Slight edge
40
49
Deciding sets·Clear edge
65
84
Tiebreaks·Dominant
54
94

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 22%

Draw

Final
Nadal R.
Murray A.
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Roddick A.
6-47-64
Murray A.
Federer R.
6-34-66-1
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Verdasco F.
6-37-65
Murray A.
Ljubicic I.
7-57-66
Nadal R.
del Potro J.
6-26-4
Roddick A.
Djokovic N.
6-36-2
R16
Murray A.
Robredo T.
6-23-0
del Potro J.
Isner J.
7-647-63
Djokovic N.
Wawrinka S.
7-677-66
Roddick A.
Ferrer D.
7-653-66-3
Ljubicic I.
Andreev I.
4-67-657-64
Nadal R.
Nalbandian D.
3-67-656-0
Verdasco F.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-43-66-1
Federer R.
Gonzalez F.
6-35-76-2
R32
Ljubicic I.
Simon G.
6-37-63
Andreev I.
Tsonga J.
7-56-4
Robredo T.
Cilic M.
7-57-62
Murray A.
Mathieu P.
6-36-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Lapentti N.
6-23-66-3
Verdasco F.
Gasquet R.
6-36-2
Gonzalez F.
Blake J.
7-56-1
Wawrinka S.
Querrey S.
2-67-57-68
Djokovic N.
Haas T.
6-27-61
del Potro J.
Melzer J.
6-22-67-62
Federer R.
Karlovic I.
7-646-3
Isner J.
Safin M.
6-46-4
Nalbandian D.
Troicki V.
6-46-2
Nadal R.
Tursunov D.
6-36-3
Ferrer D.
Chardy J.
3-66-46-4
Roddick A.
Kiefer N.
6-47-64
R64
Chardy J.
Fish M.
7-647-61
Ljubicic I.
Ancic M.
3-3
Kiefer N.
Reynolds B.
6-46-2
Verdasco F.
Bellucci T.
7-56-1
Lapentti N.
Soderling R.
6-47-67
Nadal R.
Berrer M.
6-26-1
Tursunov D.
Russell M.
7-654-66-3
Troicki V.
Berdych T.
6-36-1
Nalbandian D.
Kendrick R.
6-46-4
Isner J.
Monfils G.
6-756-16-4
Safin M.
Massu N.
6-37-62
Melzer J.
Dent T.
7-56-2
del Potro J.
Sweeting R.
6-766-36-1
Djokovic N.
Vassallo Arguello M.
7-56-4
Haas T.
Schuettler R.
6-746-26-4
Querrey S.
Stepanek R.
6-46-3
Wawrinka S.
Seppi A.
6-16-3
Ferrer D.
Widom T.
6-47-5
Roddick A.
Koellerer D.
6-17-63
Simon G.
Lu Y.
5-76-46-4
Andreev I.
Gulbis E.
6-46-4
Tsonga J.
Gabashvili T.
7-56-3
Robredo T.
Kunitsyn I.
6-16-4
Federer R.
Gicquel M.
7-646-4
Karlovic I.
Stakhovsky S.
6-46-2
Gonzalez F.
Hewitt L.
4-66-26-3
Blake J.
Nieminen J.
6-36-766-3
Gasquet R.
Llodra M.
6-46-0
Kohlschreiber P.
Patience O.
6-756-36-3
Mathieu P.
Starace P.
6-46-7116-4
Murray A.
Montanes A.
7-56-3
Cilic M.
Darcis S.
6-746-26-1
R128
Seppi A.
Chela J.
6-24-1
Darcis S.
Granollers M.
5-0
Troicki V.
Youzhny M.
7-52-1
Widom T.
Navarro I.
6-47-64
Chardy J.
Hanescu V.
6-43-66-2
Reynolds B.
Fognini F.
4-66-06-2
Koellerer D.
Zverev M.
2-67-56-2
Lu Y.
Lammer M.
7-56-2
Ljubicic I.
Nishikori K.
6-36-3
Gulbis E.
Kim K.
6-36-4
Gabashvili T.
Acasuso J.
6-24-66-3
Russell M.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-56-2
Kunitsyn I.
Spadea V.
6-36-4
Starace P.
Gremelmayr D.
7-666-1
Montanes A.
Serra F.
6-36-0
Kohlschreiber P.
Benneteau J.
6-36-2
Lapentti N.
Giraldo S.
4-66-17-5
Llodra M.
Lopez F.
6-46-3
Bellucci T.
Tipsarevic J.
5-77-56-2
Nieminen J.
Devilder N.
7-666-1
Hewitt L.
Hernych J.
7-636-3
Stakhovsky S.
Evans B.
2-66-36-0
Gicquel M.
Bolelli S.
7-56-3
Berrer M.
Anderson K.
6-36-3
Isner J.
Rochus C.
6-16-4
Kendrick R.
Phau B.
7-56-2
Massu N.
Schwank E.
7-616-756-4
Dent T.
Junqueira D.
6-17-63
Sweeting R.
Odesnik W.
1-66-47-65
Vassallo Arguello M.
De Voest R.
7-57-63
Haas T.
Hernandez O.
6-36-3
Querrey S.
Canas G.
7-626-2