Nicolas Almagro vs Fernando Verdasco | Nicolas Almagro Wins 6-4 6-1

HamburgSemi-finalClaySat 23 JulFinal

SetsGames2

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 4–1. Nicolas Almagro narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Match story: Nicolas Almagro dropped just 5 games past Fernando Verdasco.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Almagro N. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

4 shared · last 12 months

Almagro N. and Verdasco F. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Almagro N. went 2–4 (33%) against them, Verdasco F. 1–3 (25%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 0 better-results split).

2–433%Almagro N. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents1–325%Verdasco F. · better vs 0

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

7–9Sets4–9

80–85Games65–75

2–1Tiebreaks1–1

0–2Deciding sets1–1

Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.

vs Soderling R.L3-6 6-3 4-6Rome Masters · clayL6-2 5-7 4-6Rome Masters · clay
vs Querrey S.W6-3 7-6Rome Masters · clayL5-7 4-6Indian Wells Masters · hard
vs Ljubicic I.W6-4 7-6 6-3Australian Open · hardL3-6 6-7 4-6Roland Garros · clay

Show 1 more ▾Show less ▴

vs Stepanek R.Hard to compareL6-7 4-6Paris Masters · hardW2-6 4-6 6-3 7-6 9-7Wimbledon · grass

Head-to-head

6 meetings · Verdasco F. leads 4–2

Clay: Verdasco F. leads 3–2 · Grass: Verdasco F. leads 1–0

Almagro N.July 2011HamburgThis matchClay6-4 6-1
Almagro N.May 2010Roland GarrosClay6-1 4-6 6-1 6-4
Verdasco F.May 2009Roland GarrosClay6-2 7-6 7-6
Verdasco F.July 2007KitzbuhelClay6-2 7-6
Verdasco F.July 2005StuttgartGrass7-6 6-0

Draw

Closing odds

Next up

vs Simon G.View match

Player context

Before the match

Almagro N.Verdasco F.1 836ELO1 7101 771Clay ELO1 6831–9Last 102–825Age27183 cmHeight188 cmRightPlaysLeft

Cite this

Nicolas Almagro beat Fernando Verdasco 6-4 6-1. Umpiry, "Nicolas Almagro vs Fernando Verdasco — Hamburg Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2011-07-23/almagro-vs-verdasco-hamburg-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 23 July 2011).