Fernando Verdasco vs Santiago Giraldo — Houston Semi-final

Houston · ATP · Semi-final
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Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 April 2014
clay
COL
Santiago Giraldo
38 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Verdasco F.
6-4 7-5
Giraldo S.
Verdasco F.
672
Giraldo S.
450

Fernando Verdasco defeated Santiago Giraldo 6-4 7-5 in the Houston semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Fernando Verdasco came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Verdasco F.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Giraldo S.

Giraldo S.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

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

Statistics

This season
Verdasco F.Giraldo S.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.3
3.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Verdasco F.Giraldo S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
57
28
Break points saved·Clear edge
96
82
Break points won·Clear edge
40
19
Deciding sets·Dominant
65
33
Tiebreaks·Dominant
54
26

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Verdasco F.[4]
Almagro N.[3]
6-37-64
Semi-finals
Almagro N.[3]
Querrey S.
W/O
Verdasco F.[4]
Giraldo S.
6-47-5
Quarter-finals
Querrey S.
Brown D.
6-36-786-3
Almagro N.[3]
Sock J.
6-26-4
Verdasco F.[4]
Young D.
7-616-1
Giraldo S.
Gonzalez A.
6-36-4
R16
Gonzalez A.
Lopez F.[5]
6-32-0
Brown D.
Isner J.[1]
6-46-777-64
Querrey S.
Hewitt L.[7]
6-36-4
Sock J.
Becker B.
6-46-3
Verdasco F.[4]
Johnson S.
6-04-66-3
Giraldo S.
Robredo T.[2]
6-36-4
Young D.
Monaco J.[6]
6-746-46-3
Almagro N.[3]
Russell M.
6-26-3
R32
Brown D.
Williams R.
6-16-2
Querrey S.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-47-66
Hewitt L.[7]
Polansky P.
6-43-66-4
Russell M.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-37-62
Becker B.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-11-66-3
Monaco J.[6]
Devvarman S.
7-646-2
Young D.
Harrison R.
6-06-1
Johnson S.
Kudla D.
6-37-64
Lopez F.[5]
Ginepri R.
7-56-2
Gonzalez A.
Baghdatis M.
4-66-26-1
Sock J.
Karlovic I.[8]
6-16-4
Giraldo S.
Ebden M.
6-16-2