Fernando Verdasco vs Donald Young — Houston Quarter-final

Houston · ATP · Quarter-final
ESP4
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 April 2014
clay
USA
Donald Young
36 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Verdasco F.
7-6 6-1
Young D.
Verdasco F.
7762
Young D.
6110

Fernando Verdasco defeated Donald Young 7-6 6-1 in the Houston quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Fernando Verdasco came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 16. Fernando Verdasco extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Fernando Verdasco came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-05-15Rome MastersR64clayFernando Verdasco6-3 6-3
2014-10-27Paris MastersR64hardFernando Verdasco4-6 6-1 6-3
2012-09-24BangkokR16hardFernando Verdasco7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Verdasco F.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Young D.

Young D.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Serve advantage — Verdasco F.

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.Young D.
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
62%
60%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.3
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
5.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Verdasco F.Young D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
57
34
Break points saved·Clear edge
96
76
Break points won·Clear edge
40
20
Deciding sets·Dominant
65
26
Tiebreaks·Dominant
54
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Verdasco F.Young D.
Freshness·
—
86

Young D.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d). Higher means fresher. 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