Fernando Verdasco vs Rafael Nadal — Madrid Masters Round of 16

Madrid Masters · ATP · Round of 16
ESP
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 6 May 2012
clay
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Verdasco F.
6-3 3-6 7-5
Nadal R.
Verdasco F.
6372
Nadal R.
3651

Fernando Verdasco defeated Rafael Nadal 6-3 3-6 7-5 in the Madrid Masters round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 17–2, defending last year's final. Fernando Verdasco narrowed the head-to-head to 17–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–17
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-05-13Rome MastersQFclayRafael Nadal6-4 6-0
2017-03-06Indian Wells MastersR32hardRafael Nadal6-3 7-5
2016-03-07Indian Wells MastersR32hardRafael Nadal6-0 7-6(9)
2016-01-18Australian OpenR128hardFernando Verdasco7-6(6) 4-6 3-6 7-6(4) 6-2
2015-07-27HamburgR32clayRafael Nadal3-6 6-1 6-1
2015-03-25Miami MastersR32hardFernando Verdasco6-4 2-6 6-3
2012-04-23BarcelonaSFclayRafael Nadal6-0 6-4
2011-08-14Cincinnati MastersR16hardRafael Nadal7-6(5) 6-7(4) 7-6(9)
2010-08-30US OpenQFhardRafael Nadal7-5 6-3 6-4
2010-04-11Monte Carlo MastersFclayRafael Nadal6-0 6-1
2009-05-10Madrid MastersQFclayRafael Nadal6-4 7-5
2009-04-27Rome MastersQFclayRafael Nadal6-3 6-3
2009-01-19Australian OpenSFhardRafael Nadal6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(2) 6-7(1) 6-4
2008-05-25Roland GarrosR16clayRafael Nadal6-1 6-0 6-2
2007-03-05Indian Wells MastersR32hardRafael Nadal6-4 6-4
2006-06-12Queen's ClubR16grassRafael Nadal2-6 7-6(3) 7-6(3)
2005-07-18StuttgartR16grassRafael Nadal6-3 6-2
2005-03-21Miami MastersR32hardRafael Nadal6-2 6-2
2005-01-03DohaR16hardRafael Nadal6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Verdasco F.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Nadal R.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Serve advantage — Nadal 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
Verdasco F.Nadal R.
1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
56%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
42%
Break points saved·Even
62%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.3
4.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Verdasco F.Nadal R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
57
97
Break points saved·Even
96
100
Break points won·Dominant
40
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
65
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
54
99

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
15°CMainly clear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 47%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Berdych T.
3-67-57-5
Semi-finals
Berdych T.
del Potro J.
7-657-66
Federer R.
Tipsarevic J.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Tipsarevic J.
Djokovic N.
7-626-3
Berdych T.
Verdasco F.
6-16-2
Federer R.
Ferrer D.
6-46-4
del Potro J.
Dolgopolov A.
6-36-4
R16
Verdasco F.
Nadal R.
6-33-67-5
Federer R.
Gasquet R.
6-36-2
Djokovic N.
Wawrinka S.
7-656-4
Tipsarevic J.
Simon G.
7-635-76-1
del Potro J.
Cilic M.
6-26-4
Dolgopolov A.
Tsonga J.
7-53-67-62
Berdych T.
Monfils G.
6-16-1
Ferrer D.
Almagro N.
7-653-67-68
R32
Monfils G.
Andreev I.
6-31-0
Cilic M.
Isner J.
7-647-63
Ferrer D.
Stepanek R.
7-646-2
Tsonga J.
Harrison R.
6-27-64
Nadal R.
Davydenko N.
6-26-2
Almagro N.
Granollers M.
6-37-63
Djokovic N.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-22-66-3
Wawrinka S.
Melzer J.
6-16-4
del Potro J.
Youzhny M.
6-47-61
Dolgopolov A.
Seppi A.
6-757-656-3
Berdych T.
Anderson K.
6-46-3
Gasquet R.
Troicki V.
7-56-3
Federer R.
Raonic M.
4-67-57-64
Tipsarevic J.
Delbonis F.
7-656-766-3
Simon G.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-46-3
Verdasco F.
Falla A.
6-746-46-4
R64
Raonic M.
Nalbandian D.
6-46-4
Melzer J.
Lopez F.
3-67-666-4
del Potro J.
Mayer F.
6-46-2
Harrison R.
Stakhovsky S.
7-637-65
Wawrinka S.
Rochus O.
6-47-63
Simon G.
Fognini F.
6-716-36-3
Troicki V.
Young D.
6-14-66-1
Delbonis F.
Ramos A.
6-36-2
Garcia Lopez G.
Baghdatis M.
6-43-66-4
Gimeno Traver D.
Hanescu V.
7-634-66-3
Gasquet R.
Bellucci T.
4-66-47-65
Almagro N.
Giraldo S.
6-756-36-3
Granollers M.
Berlocq C.
7-53-67-5
Stepanek R.
Tomic B.
6-27-5
Cilic M.
Montanes A.
6-36-3
Youzhny M.
Marti J.
6-36-2
Dolgopolov A.
Andujar P.
7-656-4
Seppi A.
Llodra M.
7-56-4
Anderson K.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-36-2
Andreev I.
Ferrero J.
6-47-64
Monfils G.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-56-726-3
Verdasco F.
Istomin D.
7-56-2
Falla A.
Chela J.
6-32-66-2
Davydenko N.
Karlovic I.
7-646-3