Nicolas Almagro vs Fernando Verdasco — Bastad Round of 32

Bastad · ATP · Round of 32
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 July 2015
clay
ESP5
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLL
Almagro N.
6-4 1-6 7-5
Verdasco F.
Almagro N.
6172
Verdasco F.
4651

Nicolas Almagro defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-4 1-6 7-5 in the Bastad round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Fernando Verdasco came in leading the head-to-head 7–4, defending last year's semi-final. Nicolas Almagro narrowed the head-to-head to 7–5.

Key context

  • Match story: Nicolas Almagro closed it out in three sets, 6–4 1–6 7–5.

Head to head

4–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-04-21BarcelonaR16clayNicolas Almagro6-3 6-3
2014-04-07HoustonFclayFernando Verdasco6-3 7-6(4)
2013-07-08BastadQFclayFernando Verdasco6-4 4-6 7-5
2012-03-21Miami MastersR32hardNicolas Almagro6-3 6-4
2012-02-27AcapulcoQFhardFernando Verdasco6-4 7-6(5)
2011-07-25GstaadSFclayFernando Verdasco6-7(2) 7-6(2) 6-3
2011-07-18HamburgSFclayNicolas Almagro6-4 6-1
2010-05-24Roland GarrosR16clayNicolas Almagro6-1 4-6 6-1 6-4
2009-05-25Roland GarrosR32clayFernando Verdasco6-2 7-6(4) 7-6(8)
2007-07-23KitzbuhelR16clayFernando Verdasco6-2 7-6(6)
2005-07-18StuttgartR64grassFernando Verdasco7-6(4) 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Almagro N.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Verdasco F.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

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
Almagro N.Verdasco F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
58%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.2
5.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (135 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Almagro N.Verdasco F.
Clutch Rating·Even
53
57
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
96
Break points won·Clear edge
23
40
Deciding sets·Slight edge
71
65
Tiebreaks·Even
57
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
16°CPartly cloudy
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 71%
Final
Paire B.
Robredo T.[2]
7-676-3
Semi-finals
Robredo T.[2]
Zverev A.
6-36-4
Paire B.
Cuevas P.[3]
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Paire B.
Istomin D.
6-46-2
Zverev A.
Bellucci T.[6]
5-76-46-2
Robredo T.[2]
Mathieu P.
6-36-3
Cuevas P.[3]
Darcis S.
6-36-4
R16
Istomin D.
Almagro N.
6-36-3
Cuevas P.[3]
Delbonis F.
6-46-766-0
Darcis S.
Janowicz J.[8]
6-16-4
Bellucci T.[6]
Lindell C.
6-36-4
Zverev A.
Monaco J.[4]
6-46-2
Mathieu P.
Gulbis E.
6-36-3
Paire B.
Goffin D.[1]
6-26-3
Robredo T.[2]
Ramos A.
6-46-4
R32
Paire B.
Eriksson M.
7-646-3
Almagro N.
Verdasco F.[5]
6-41-67-5
Darcis S.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-46-3
Lindell C.
Souza J.
6-23-66-4
Mathieu P.
Chardy J.[7]
7-56-3
Gulbis E.
Ilhan M.
6-26-0
Ramos A.
Vanni L.
6-46-4
Zverev A.
Reister J.
6-746-46-3
Delbonis F.
Dutra Silva R.
1-66-46-4
Istomin D.
Schwartzman D.
6-36-4
Bellucci T.[6]
Ymer E.
6-46-2
Janowicz J.[8]
Arnaboldi A.
6-47-5