Fernando Verdasco vs Stan WawrinkaAcapulco Semi-final

Acapulco · ATP · Semi-final
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2012
hard
#109ATP
1678ELO
1664Hard ELO
$657kYTD
$38MCAREER
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Verdasco F.
6-3 6-3
Wawrinka S.
Verdasco F.
662
Wawrinka S.
33

Fernando Verdasco defeated Stan Wawrinka 6-3 6-3 in the Acapulco semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Stan Wawrinka came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Fernando Verdasco narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

23
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-08-29US OpenR128hardStan Wawrinka7-6(4) 6-4 6-4
2016-06-13Queen's ClubR32grassFernando Verdasco6-2 7-6(3)
2015-06-29WimbledonR32grassStan Wawrinka6-4 6-3 6-4
2005-07-04GstaadR16clayStan Wawrinka3-6 6-4 7-6(8)
2005-05-02Rome MastersR32clayFernando Verdasco7-6(8) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Verdasco F.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Wawrinka S.

Wawrinka S.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Verdasco F.Wawrinka S.
Serve
48
Return
8

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
53%
Service points won·Even
62%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Even
62%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.3
7.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
57
65
Break points saved·Even
96
99
Break points won·Slight edge
40
30
Deciding sets·Slight edge
65
71
Tiebreaks·Dominant
54
90

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
93

Wawrinka S.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
33°COvercast
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 44%