Fernando Verdasco vs Steve Johnson — Houston Round of 16

Houston · ATP · Round of 16
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Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 April 2014
clay
USA
Steve Johnson
36 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWWLL
Verdasco F.
6-0 4-6 6-3
Johnson S.
Verdasco F.
6462
Johnson S.
0631

Fernando Verdasco defeated Steve Johnson 6-0 4-6 6-3 in the Houston round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Fernando Verdasco came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 16. Fernando Verdasco extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-04-10HoustonQFclaySteve Johnson6-2 6-4
2016-08-22Winston-SalemR16hardFernando Verdasco6-4 7-6(7)
2016-05-23Roland GarrosR128clayFernando Verdasco7-5 6-4 7-5
2013-04-08HoustonR32clayFernando Verdasco7-6(5) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Verdasco F.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Johnson S.

Johnson S.serving82% hold

wins 64% 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.Johnson S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
53%
Service points won·Even
62%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
34%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.3
8.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Verdasco F.Johnson S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
57
52
Break points saved·Even
96
97
Break points won·Dominant
40
10
Deciding sets·Even
65
64
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
54
76

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