Nicolas Almagro vs Fernando Verdasco — Hamburg Semi-final

Hamburg · ATP · Semi-final
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 July 2011
clay
ESP
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Almagro N.
6-4 6-1
Verdasco F.
Almagro N.
662
Verdasco F.
41–

Nicolas Almagro defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-4 6-1 in the Hamburg semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Fernando Verdasco came in leading the head-to-head 7–4. Nicolas Almagro narrowed the head-to-head to 7–5.

Key context

Head to head

4–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-07-20BastadR32clayNicolas Almagro6-4 1-6 7-5
2014-04-21BarcelonaR16clayNicolas Almagro6-3 6-3
2014-04-07HoustonFclayFernando Verdasco6-3 7-6(4)
2013-07-08BastadQFclayFernando Verdasco6-4 4-6 7-5
2012-03-21Miami MastersR32hardNicolas Almagro6-3 6-4
2012-02-27AcapulcoQFhardFernando Verdasco6-4 7-6(5)
2011-07-25GstaadSFclayFernando Verdasco6-7(2) 7-6(2) 6-3
2010-05-24Roland GarrosR16clayNicolas Almagro6-1 4-6 6-1 6-4
2009-05-25Roland GarrosR32clayFernando Verdasco6-2 7-6(4) 7-6(8)
2007-07-23KitzbuhelR16clayFernando Verdasco6-2 7-6(6)
2005-07-18StuttgartR64grassFernando Verdasco7-6(4) 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Almagro N.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Verdasco F.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

Serve advantage — Almagro N.

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
Almagro N.Verdasco F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.1
5.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Almagro N.Verdasco F.
Clutch Rating·Even
53
57
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
96
Break points won·Clear edge
23
40
Deciding sets·Slight edge
71
65
Tiebreaks·Even
57
54

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
19°CPartly cloudy
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 58%

Draw

Final
Simon G.
Almagro N.
6-44-66-4
Semi-finals
Almagro N.
Verdasco F.
6-46-1
Simon G.
Youzhny M.
3-66-36-1
Quarter-finals
Almagro N.
Mayer F.
7-657-63
Youzhny M.
Cilic M.
4-66-37-66
Simon G.
Monfils G.
6-43-66-0
Verdasco F.
Melzer J.
6-32-66-4
R16
Youzhny M.
Reister J.
6-36-3
Simon G.
Nieminen J.
7-643-66-4
Monfils G.
Stepanek R.
6-46-4
Melzer J.
Fognini F.
6-26-3
Verdasco F.
Stebe C.
7-56-2
Almagro N.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-37-5
Mayer F.
Monaco J.
7-57-5
Cilic M.
Kamke T.
3-66-36-2
R32
Kohlschreiber P.
Montanes A.
6-13-2
Kamke T.
Chela J.
6-16-4
Melzer J.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-35-76-1
Fognini F.
Crivoi V.
6-17-5
Stebe C.
Davydenko N.
6-37-65
Verdasco F.
Andujar P.
6-26-3
Almagro N.
Rosol L.
6-46-4
Monaco J.
Tipsarevic J.
6-26-4
Mayer F.
Ilhan M.
6-47-65
Monfils G.
Ramos A.
6-46-2
Stepanek R.
Seppi A.
6-17-5
Nieminen J.
Dolgopolov A.
6-31-66-4
Simon G.
Stakhovsky S.
6-26-1
Youzhny M.
Berlocq C.
7-57-67
Reister J.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-656-2
Cilic M.
Knittel B.
6-36-746-4
R64
Gimeno Traver D.
Granollers M.
6-3
Monaco J.
Bolelli S.
6-37-5
Stakhovsky S.
Gonzalez M.
6-26-3
Nieminen J.
Giraldo S.
6-46-3
Crivoi V.
Olaso G.
6-46-3
Reister J.
Istomin D.
6-36-4
Knittel B.
Dodig I.
6-46-3
Kamke T.
Riba P.
6-16-1
Ilhan M.
Petzschner P.
6-24-67-65
Kohlschreiber P.
Golubev A.
7-56-3
Rosol L.
Starace P.
7-656-1
Stepanek R.
Beck A.
7-57-62
Ramos A.
Mannarino A.
6-26-4
Stebe C.
Ferrero J.
6-36-2
Berlocq C.
Haase R.
6-26-2
Andujar P.
Benneteau J.
6-26-2