Victor Hanescu vs Fernando Verdasco — Doha Round of 16

Doha · ATP · Round of 16
ROU
Victor Hanescu
44 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 December 2013
hard
ESP8
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLL
Hanescu V.
4-6 7-6 6-2
Verdasco F.
Hanescu V.
47762
Verdasco F.
66021

Victor Hanescu defeated Fernando Verdasco 4-6 7-6 6-2 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Fernando Verdasco came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Victor Hanescu narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-03-13Indian Wells MastersR64hardFernando Verdasco4-6 6-4 6-3
2005-07-25KitzbuhelQFclayFernando Verdasco6-3 6-3
2004-09-13BucharestR32clayVictor Hanescu7-6(4) 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Hanescu V.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Verdasco F.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Hanescu V.

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
Hanescu V.Verdasco F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
61%
Aces / match·Even
4.7
5.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.3
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (134 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hanescu V.Verdasco F.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
31
57
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
96
Break points won·Dominant
13
40
Deciding sets·Dominant
25
65
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
59
54

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 57%
Final
Nadal R.[1]
Monfils G.
6-16-756-2
Semi-finals
Nadal R.[1]
Gojowczyk P.
4-66-26-3
Monfils G.
Mayer F.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.[1]
Gulbis E.[7]
7-56-4
Gojowczyk P.
Brown D.
6-33-67-65
Mayer F.
Hanescu V.
6-46-786-4
Monfils G.
Brands D.
6-26-1
R16
Mayer F.
Murray A.[3]
3-66-46-2
Monfils G.
Gasquet R.[5]
6-27-5
Nadal R.[1]
Kamke T.
6-36-736-3
Gulbis E.[7]
Kubot L.
6-24-66-3
Brown D.
Karlovic I.
3-67-6136-4
Hanescu V.
Verdasco F.[8]
4-67-606-2
Brands D.
Ferrer D.[2]
6-47-5
Gojowczyk P.
Kohlschreiber P.[6]
7-647-67
R32
Brown D.
Dodig I.
6-46-2
Nadal R.[1]
Rosol L.
6-27-67
Kamke T.
Jaziri M.
6-36-4
Kubot L.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-46-3
Gojowczyk P.
Thiem D.
7-56-0
Kohlschreiber P.[6]
Andujar P.
7-676-2
Verdasco F.[8]
Volandri F.
6-36-3
Hanescu V.
Sousa J.
6-36-2
Mayer F.
Przysiezny M.
6-23-67-65
Murray A.[3]
Zayed M.
6-06-0
Gasquet R.[5]
Hossam K.
7-56-1
Monfils G.
Giraldo S.
7-616-2
Brands D.
Davydenko N.
6-46-4
Ferrer D.[2]
Dolgopolov A.
6-35-76-3
Gulbis E.[7]
Evans D.
6-24-66-0
Karlovic I.
Berdych T.[4]
7-677-64