Marcos Baghdatis vs Fernando Verdasco — Houston Round of 16

Houston · ATP · Round of 16
CYP7
Marcos Baghdatis
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 April 2016
clay
ESP
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLL
Baghdatis M.
6-4 6-3
Verdasco F.
Baghdatis M.
662
Verdasco F.
430

Marcos Baghdatis defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-4 6-3 in the Houston round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Marcos Baghdatis came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Marcos Baghdatis extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-10-05TokyoR32hardMarcos Baghdatis7-5 6-1
2010-08-01WashingtonQFhardMarcos Baghdatis7-6(3) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Baghdatis M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Verdasco F.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Baghdatis M.

Serve advantage — Baghdatis M.

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
Baghdatis M.Verdasco F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
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
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.3
5.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (154 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Baghdatis M.Verdasco F.
Clutch Rating·Even
59
57
Break points saved·Even
92
96
Break points won·Even
36
40
Deciding sets·Even
64
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
81
54

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
Monaco J.
Sock J.[4]
3-66-37-5
Semi-finals
Monaco J.
Lopez F.[3]
6-46-2
Sock J.[4]
Isner J.[1]
7-646-3
Quarter-finals
Monaco J.
Querrey S.[5]
6-46-4
Lopez F.[3]
Smyczek T.
6-26-3
Sock J.[4]
Baghdatis M.[7]
6-46-4
Isner J.[1]
Chung H.
7-656-4
R16
Isner J.[1]
Kudla D.
7-627-64
Monaco J.
Paire B.[2]
6-37-5
Querrey S.[5]
Becker B.
6-36-3
Lopez F.[3]
Lacko L.
7-646-1
Smyczek T.
Young D.
6-26-4
Baghdatis M.[7]
Verdasco F.
6-46-3
Sock J.[4]
Barton M.
6-27-65
Chung H.
Paul T.
5-76-26-2
R32
Verdasco F.
Berlocq C.
6-46-3
Paul T.
Lorenzi P.[8]
6-26-3
Chung H.
Estrella V.
6-46-756-0
Kudla D.
Zverev M.
3-67-627-62
Smyczek T.
Kicker N.
4-67-656-4
Querrey S.[5]
Opelka R.
6-47-64
Becker B.
Berrer M.
7-666-0
Lacko L.
Tursunov D.
6-17-5
Young D.
Johnson S.[6]
6-46-3
Baghdatis M.[7]
Schwartzman D.
6-06-0
Barton M.
Tiafoe F.
6-36-4
Monaco J.
Melzer G.
6-26-736-4