Gael Monfils vs Fernando Verdasco — Winston-Salem Quarter-final

Winston-Salem · ATP · Quarter-final
Gael Monfils
FRA
Gael Monfils
#266ATP
1803ELO
1784Hard ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 18 August 2013
hard
ESP
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Monfils G.
6-7 6-4 6-4
Verdasco F.
Monfils G.
68662
Verdasco F.
710441

Gael Monfils defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-7 6-4 6-4 in the Winston-Salem quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Fernando Verdasco came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Gael Monfils narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-10-22ViennaQFhardFernando Verdasco6-4 2-1 RET
2018-10-01BeijingR32hardFernando Verdasco2-6 7-6(3) 7-6(5)
2017-02-27DubaiQFhardFernando Verdasco6-3 7-5
2010-11-07Paris MastersR16hardGael Monfils6-7(4) 7-6(2) 7-5
2008-04-20Monte Carlo MastersR64clayGael Monfils7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Monfils G.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Verdasco F.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Monfils G.

Even serve battle

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

Monfils G.Verdasco F.
26
Serve
—
37
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Monfils G.Verdasco F.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.3
5.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.5
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Monfils G.Verdasco F.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
57
Break points saved·Even
99
96
Break points won·Dominant
76
40
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
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

Draw

Final
Melzer J.
Monfils G.
6-32-1
Semi-finals
Monfils G.
Dolgopolov A.
7-696-3
Melzer J.
Querrey S.
6-24-66-3
Quarter-finals
Querrey S.
Berankis R.
6-36-4
Dolgopolov A.
Lu Y.
7-626-3
Monfils G.
Verdasco F.
6-786-46-4
Melzer J.
Tursunov D.
6-46-3
R16
Berankis R.
Bautista Agut R.
6-36-3
Lu Y.
Johnson S.
6-36-2
Dolgopolov A.
Monaco J.
4-66-36-3
Monfils G.
Robredo T.
7-624-66-2
Verdasco F.
Haase R.
6-46-786-3
Melzer J.
Paire B.
6-46-3
Tursunov D.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-37-5
Querrey S.
Nieminen J.
4-67-647-610
R32
Nieminen J.
Fish M.
7-56-733-2
Paire B.
Blake J.
7-692-66-3
Melzer J.
De Bakker T.
7-56-744-2
Bogomolov Jr A.
Sousa J.
6-46-1
Berankis R.
Kudla D.
6-46-4
Bautista Agut R.
Klizan M.
6-46-1
Querrey S.
Garcia Lopez G.
4-66-36-4
Tursunov D.
Goffin D.
4-67-56-1
Verdasco F.
Smyczek T.
3-66-36-3
Haase R.
Rosol L.
6-43-67-5
Monfils G.
Pella G.
6-26-2
Robredo T.
Rufin G.
7-654-66-3
Monaco J.
Mahut N.
6-746-36-4
Dolgopolov A.
Gimeno Traver D.
4-66-16-4
Lu Y.
Andujar P.
6-46-3
Johnson S.
Seppi A.
6-756-47-5
R64
Goffin D.
Sock J.
4-66-31-0
Gimeno Traver D.
Roger-Vasselin E.
7-667-65
Pella G.
Mayer L.
7-657-64
Rufin G.
Istomin D.
6-43-66-3
Haase R.
Mannarino A.
6-36-3
Smyczek T.
Russell M.
6-46-766-4
Blake J.
Williams R.
6-17-5
De Bakker T.
Sijsling I.
3-66-46-4
Bogomolov Jr A.
Hanescu V.
6-36-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Zemlja G.
6-14-66-1
Fish M.
Donskoy E.
6-33-66-1
Bautista Agut R.
Nielsen F.
6-16-3
Berankis R.
De Schepper K.
7-636-4
Johnson S.
Reynolds B.
6-16-2
Lu Y.
Bogaerts R.
6-16-1
Mahut N.
Kubot L.
6-36-1