Denis Istomin vs Fernando Verdasco — London Olympics Round of 64

London Olympics · ATP · Round of 64
UZB
Denis Istomin
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
grass
ESP
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLL
Istomin D.
6-4 7-6
Verdasco F.
Istomin D.
67112
Verdasco F.
469–

Denis Istomin defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-4 7-6 in the London Olympics round of 64 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Fernando Verdasco came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Denis Istomin narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-01-07SydneyR16hardDenis Istomin6-3 6-3
2012-05-06Madrid MastersR64clayFernando Verdasco7-5 6-2
2011-02-07San JoseQFhardFernando Verdasco6-4 6-4
2010-02-08San JoseSFhardFernando Verdasco6-3 2-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Istomin D.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Verdasco F.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Istomin D.

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

Statistics

This season
Istomin D.Verdasco F.
1st serve in·Even
66%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
62%
Aces / match·Even
5.0
5.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Istomin D.Verdasco F.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
29
57
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
96
Break points won·Dominant
5
40
Deciding sets·Clear edge
44
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
18
54

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

Draw

Bronze
del Potro J.
Djokovic N.
7-56-4
Final
Murray A.
Federer R.
6-26-16-4
Semi-finals
Murray A.
Djokovic N.
7-57-5
Federer R.
del Potro J.
3-67-6519-17
Quarter-finals
del Potro J.
Nishikori K.
6-47-64
Federer R.
Isner J.
6-47-65
Djokovic N.
Tsonga J.
6-17-5
Murray A.
Almagro N.
6-46-1
R16
Isner J.
Tipsarevic J.
7-57-614
Nishikori K.
Ferrer D.
6-03-66-4
Djokovic N.
Hewitt L.
4-67-56-1
Almagro N.
Darcis S.
7-56-3
Tsonga J.
Lopez F.
7-656-4
Murray A.
Baghdatis M.
4-66-16-4
Federer R.
Istomin D.
7-56-3
del Potro J.
Simon G.
6-14-66-3
R32
Simon G.
Dimitrov G.
6-36-3
Murray A.
Nieminen J.
6-26-4
Federer R.
Benneteau J.
6-26-2
Istomin D.
Muller G.
6-747-637-5
Ferrer D.
Kavcic B.
6-26-2
Darcis S.
Giraldo S.
6-746-46-4
Almagro N.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-26-2
Baghdatis M.
Gasquet R.
6-46-4
Nishikori K.
Davydenko N.
4-66-46-1
Djokovic N.
Roddick A.
6-26-1
Hewitt L.
Cilic M.
6-47-5
Lopez F.
Monaco J.
6-46-4
Isner J.
Jaziri M.
7-616-2
Tsonga J.
Raonic M.
6-33-625-23
Tipsarevic J.
Petzschner P.
3-66-36-4
del Potro J.
Seppi A.
6-37-62
R64
Muller G.
Ungur A.
6-36-3
Nishikori K.
Tomic B.
7-647-64
Simon G.
Kukushkin M.
6-46-2
Bogomolov Jr A.
Berlocq C.
7-57-65
Lopez F.
Tursunov D.
6-756-29-7
Djokovic N.
Fognini F.
6-776-26-2
Darcis S.
Berdych T.
6-46-4
Federer R.
Falla A.
6-35-76-3
Benneteau J.
Youzhny M.
7-56-3
Istomin D.
Verdasco F.
6-47-69
Isner J.
Rochus O.
7-616-4
Jaziri M.
Lu Y.
7-6104-66-3
Petzschner P.
Lacko L.
7-656-1
Tipsarevic J.
Nalbandian D.
6-36-4
Ferrer D.
Pospisil V.
6-46-4
Kavcic B.
Vardhan V.
6-36-2
Davydenko N.
Stepanek R.
6-46-3
Dimitrov G.
Kubot L.
6-37-64
Seppi A.
Young D.
6-46-4
del Potro J.
Dodig I.
6-46-1
Giraldo S.
Harrison R.
7-56-3
Almagro N.
Troicki V.
6-47-63
Gasquet R.
Haase R.
6-36-3
Baghdatis M.
Soeda G.
6-767-656-2
Nieminen J.
Devvarman S.
6-36-1
Murray A.
Wawrinka S.
6-36-3
Tsonga J.
Bellucci T.
6-756-46-4
Raonic M.
Ito T.
6-36-4
Monaco J.
Goffin D.
6-46-1
Cilic M.
Melzer J.
7-656-2
Hewitt L.
Stakhovsky S.
6-34-66-3
Roddick A.
Klizan M.
7-56-4