Radek Stepanek vs Fernando Verdasco — Washington Quarter-final

Washington · ATP · Quarter-final
CZE
Radek Stepanek
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 31 July 2011
hard
ESP
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLL
Stepanek R.
6-4 6-4
Verdasco F.
Stepanek R.
662
Verdasco F.
44–

Radek Stepanek defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-4 6-4 in the Washington quarter-final on hard. Radek Stepanek extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

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

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-06-20WimbledonR128grassFernando Verdasco2-6 4-6 6-3 7-6(6) 9-7
2009-03-25Miami MastersR16hardFernando Verdasco6-2 6-2
2009-01-19Australian OpenR32hardFernando Verdasco6-4 6-0 6-0
2009-01-04BrisbaneFhardRadek Stepanek3-6 6-3 6-4
2006-06-26WimbledonR16grassRadek Stepanek6-7(4) 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-2
2004-03-22Miami MastersR64hardRadek Stepanek7-6(6) 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Stepanek R.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Verdasco F.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Stepanek R.

Serve advantage — Stepanek R.

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
Stepanek R.Verdasco F.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
62%
Aces / match·Even
4.9
5.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Stepanek R.Verdasco F.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
64
57
Break points saved·Even
92
96
Break points won·Even
39
40
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
65
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
54

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
34°CMainly clear
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 33%

Draw

Final
Stepanek R.
Monfils G.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Monfils G.
Isner J.
6-43-67-66
Stepanek R.
Young D.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Young D.
Baghdatis M.
6-37-64
Stepanek R.
Verdasco F.
6-46-4
Monfils G.
Tipsarevic J.
6-46-4
Isner J.
Troicki V.
7-653-66-1
R16
Isner J.
Blake J.
7-601-67-64
Baghdatis M.
Bellucci T.
3-66-36-2
Young D.
Russell M.
6-36-3
Verdasco F.
Davydenko N.
6-47-5
Stepanek R.
Nieminen J.
6-43-66-2
Monfils G.
Tursunov D.
6-27-69
Tipsarevic J.
Dimitrov G.
6-46-2
Troicki V.
Anderson K.
6-36-3
R32
Troicki V.
Harrison R.
7-56-2
Anderson K.
Guccione C.
3-66-27-60
Russell M.
Malisse X.
7-642-3
Young D.
Melzer J.
6-766-43-1
Dimitrov G.
Llodra M.
4-3
Bellucci T.
Haas T.
7-633-66-3
Baghdatis M.
Devvarman S.
6-20-67-5
Isner J.
Kamke T.
6-16-3
Blake J.
Nalbandian D.
6-26-4
Stepanek R.
Odesnik W.
6-16-1
Nieminen J.
Kunitsyn I.
7-56-4
Davydenko N.
Ebden M.
6-37-5
Verdasco F.
Matosevic M.
6-46-4
Monfils G.
Sweeting R.
6-37-63
Tursunov D.
Cipolla F.
6-16-4
Tipsarevic J.
Berrer M.
6-36-4
R64
Dimitrov G.
Smyczek T.
4-67-637-63
Ebden M.
Ram R.
6-13-2
Cipolla F.
Ilhan M.
7-56-0
Young D.
Sitak A.
6-06-3
Guccione C.
Falla A.
7-636-3
Kamke T.
Kudla D.
6-46-2
Blake J.
Ito T.
6-36-3
Devvarman S.
Gremelmayr D.
6-26-3
Haas T.
Delic A.
6-26-3
Russell M.
Karlovic I.
6-47-64
Sweeting R.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-26-4
Matosevic M.
Berankis R.
7-633-66-1
Kunitsyn I.
Muller G.
6-43-67-65
Stepanek R.
Petzschner P.
6-726-46-0
Berrer M.
Lorenzi P.
7-56-1
Harrison R.
Zverev M.
6-41-66-1