Fernando Verdasco vs Juan Martin del Potro — San Jose Semi-final

San Jose · ATP · Semi-final
ESP
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 February 2011
hard
ARG
Juan Martin del Potro
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWLWW
Verdasco F.
6-4 6-4
del Potro J.
Verdasco F.
662
del Potro J.
44–

Fernando Verdasco defeated Juan Martin del Potro 6-4 6-4 in the San Jose semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Juan Martin del Potro came in leading the head-to-head 5–0. Fernando Verdasco claimed a first win over Juan Martin del Potro in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

0–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-08-27US OpenR32hardJuan Martin del Potro7-5 7-6(6) 6-3
2017-10-16StockholmSFhardJuan Martin del Potro6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(1)
2012-03-08Indian Wells MastersR32hardJuan Martin del Potro6-2 7-6(6)
2011-04-25EstorilFclayJuan Martin del Potro6-2 6-2
2009-11-22Tour FinalsRRhardJuan Martin del Potro6-4 3-6 7-6(1)

Serve vs return

This season
Verdasco F.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs del Potro J.

del Potro J.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Serve advantage — del Potro J.

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.del Potro J.
1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
68%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.3
8.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Verdasco F.del Potro J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
57
90
Break points saved·Even
96
98
Break points won·Dominant
40
73
Deciding sets·Dominant
65
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
54
98

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

Draw

Final
Raonic M.
Verdasco F.
7-667-65
Semi-finals
Raonic M.
Monfils G.
W/O
Verdasco F.
del Potro J.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Raonic M.
Berankis R.
6-47-62
Verdasco F.
Istomin D.
6-46-4
del Potro J.
Hewitt L.
6-26-3
Monfils G.
Smyczek T.
6-47-66
R16
Istomin D.
Russell M.
7-677-64
Hewitt L.
Dabul B.
3-67-56-3
del Potro J.
Lacko L.
6-17-61
Verdasco F.
Karlovic I.
7-57-5
Smyczek T.
Nishikori K.
6-43-66-1
Raonic M.
Blake J.
6-27-64
Berankis R.
Young D.
6-45-77-5
Monfils G.
Kendrick R.
6-25-76-4
R32
del Potro J.
Gabashvili T.
6-36-2
Smyczek T.
Farah R.
7-53-66-3
Blake J.
Levine J.
7-56-1
Istomin D.
Borvanov R.
6-37-5
Lacko L.
Querrey S.
7-666-3
Russell M.
Kuznetsov A.
6-46-2
Verdasco F.
Ram R.
6-36-2
Karlovic I.
Sweeting R.
6-46-4
Raonic M.
Malisse X.
6-36-4
Nishikori K.
Hajek J.
6-17-66
Kendrick R.
Kunitsyn I.
7-53-66-4
Monfils G.
Klahn B.
6-36-2
Dabul B.
Falla A.
6-46-3
Hewitt L.
Phau B.
6-36-3
Berankis R.
Becker B.
6-37-62
Young D.
Brown D.
7-626-4