Pablo Cuevas vs Fernando Verdasco — Bastad Semi-final

Bastad · ATP · Semi-final
URU
Pablo Cuevas
40 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 July 2014
clay
ESP3
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLL
Cuevas P.
7-6 6-3
Verdasco F.
Cuevas P.
7862
Verdasco F.
6630

Pablo Cuevas defeated Fernando Verdasco 7-6 6-3 in the Bastad semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Fernando Verdasco came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's final. Pablo Cuevas narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Pablo Cuevas closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-04-25EstorilR16clayFernando Verdasco6-2 6-3
2018-04-16Monte Carlo MastersR64clayFernando Verdasco5-7 7-6(4) 6-1
2017-05-29Roland GarrosR32clayFernando Verdasco6-2 6-1 6-3
2014-05-26Roland GarrosR64clayFernando Verdasco4-6 6-7(6) 7-5 6-4 6-3
2008-01-28Vina del MarR16clayPablo Cuevas7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Cuevas P.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Verdasco F.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Cuevas P.

Serve advantage — Cuevas P.

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
Cuevas P.Verdasco F.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Even
4.9
5.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Cuevas P.Verdasco F.
Clutch Rating·Even
58
57
Break points saved·Even
93
96
Break points won·Slight edge
32
40
Deciding sets·Clear edge
82
65
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
44
54

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
24°CDrizzle
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 73%
Final
Cuevas P.
Sousa J.[5]
6-26-1
Semi-finals
Sousa J.[5]
Berlocq C.[7]
3-66-46-4
Cuevas P.
Verdasco F.[3]
7-666-3
Quarter-finals
Berlocq C.[7]
Ferrer D.[1]
6-36-3
Cuevas P.
Olivo R.
6-26-4
Sousa J.[5]
Lajovic D.
6-46-4
Verdasco F.[3]
Carreno Busta P.[8]
7-56-3
R16
Ferrer D.[1]
Hanescu V.
6-46-0
Berlocq C.[7]
Albot R.
5-76-46-2
Sousa J.[5]
Ymer E.
6-37-5
Carreno Busta P.[8]
Lorenzi P.
6-26-2
Verdasco F.[3]
Ramos A.
6-17-5
Cuevas P.
Lindell C.
4-66-27-62
Olivo R.
Robredo T.[2]
7-666-3
Lajovic D.
Janowicz J.[4]
6-31-1
R32
Olivo R.
Mathieu P.
5-2
Ramos A.
Vesely J.
7-56-2
Albot R.
De Schepper K.
7-646-1
Hanescu V.
Andujar P.
6-46-4
Berlocq C.[7]
Reister J.
2-66-26-2
Lajovic D.
Montanes A.
6-31-67-64
Ymer E.
Kukushkin M.
6-37-5
Carreno Busta P.[8]
Brown D.
6-36-4
Lorenzi P.
Eriksson M.
6-26-1
Cuevas P.
Chardy J.[6]
6-26-2
Lindell C.
Cervantes Huegun I.
6-26-3
Sousa J.[5]
Riba P.
0-1