Kevin Anderson vs Fernando Verdasco — Nottingham Round of 16

Nottingham · ATP · Round of 16
RSA1
Kevin Anderson
40 yrs · 203 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 June 2016
grass
ESP14
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLL
Anderson K.
6-3 7-6
Verdasco F.
Anderson K.
6782
Verdasco F.
3660

Kevin Anderson defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-3 7-6 in the Nottingham round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Fernando Verdasco came in leading the head-to-head 5–3. Kevin Anderson narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.

Key context

Head to head

3–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-10-22ViennaSFhardKevin Anderson6-3 3-6 6-4
2017-10-30Paris MastersR32hardFernando Verdasco5-7 6-4 7-5
2017-10-16StockholmQFhardFernando Verdasco7-6(1) 7-6(1)
2017-07-03WimbledonR128grassKevin Anderson2-6 7-6(5) 7-6(8) 6-3
2017-04-10HoustonR32clayFernando Verdasco7-6(4) 7-6(4)
2013-01-14Australian OpenR32hardKevin Anderson4-6 6-3 4-6 7-6(4) 6-2
2012-04-23BarcelonaR16clayFernando Verdasco6-4 6-4
2011-04-25EstorilQFclayFernando Verdasco6-7(2) 6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Anderson K.serving95% hold

wins 75% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Verdasco F.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Anderson K.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Anderson K.Verdasco F.
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
70%
62%
Return points won·Even
34%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
15.5
5.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Anderson K.Verdasco F.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
63
57
Break points saved·Even
98
96
Break points won·Dominant
10
40
Deciding sets·Clear edge
84
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
93
54

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Johnson S.[6]
Cuevas P.[2]
7-657-5
Semi-finals
Cuevas P.[2]
Muller G.[8]
3-67-636-4
Johnson S.[6]
Seppi A.[7]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Cuevas P.[2]
Baghdatis M.[9]
6-44-67-68
Muller G.[8]
Dolgopolov A.[4]
6-36-4
Seppi A.[7]
Sela D.
5-76-46-4
Johnson S.[6]
Anderson K.[1]
7-665-76-4
R16
Johnson S.[6]
Pospisil V.[11]
7-647-61
Cuevas P.[2]
Evans D.
6-747-656-4
Baghdatis M.[9]
Querrey S.[5]
1-67-686-4
Dolgopolov A.[4]
Dancevic F.
6-37-5
Muller G.[8]
Youzhny M.
6-747-646-3
Anderson K.[1]
Verdasco F.[14]
6-37-66
Sela D.
Becker B.
6-32-66-4
Seppi A.[7]
Mannarino A.
6-26-3
R32
Cuevas P.[2]
Robert S.
6-47-63
Evans D.
Berankis R.[16]
2-67-636-2
Querrey S.[5]
Escobedo E.
6-46-4
Dolgopolov A.[4]
Edmund K.
6-47-65
Muller G.[8]
Vesely J.
7-626-2
Seppi A.[7]
Jaziri M.
7-56-3
Mannarino A.
Lorenzi P.[12]
6-26-2
Becker B.
Pella G.[13]
3-66-16-3
Sela D.
Sousa J.[3]
6-37-63
Johnson S.[6]
Millman J.
6-26-2
Pospisil V.[11]
Dzumhur D.
6-16-4
Verdasco F.[14]
Estrella V.
6-14-66-3
Anderson K.[1]
Dodig I.
6-36-756-3
Baghdatis M.[9]
Donskoy E.
7-56-2
Youzhny M.
Carreno Busta P.[10]
6-16-4
Dancevic F.
Kukushkin M.[15]
4-67-647-62
R64
Robert S.
Klein B.
7-56-4
Evans D.
Broady L.
3-66-27-66
Donskoy E.
Kudla D.
6-46-4
Escobedo E.
Schwartzman D.
6-06-3
Edmund K.
Rosol L.
6-46-3
Dancevic F.
Ward A.
7-636-736-2
Youzhny M.
Gabashvili T.
4-66-36-3
Vesely J.
Zeballos H.
6-46-3
Jaziri M.
Ward J.
6-13-66-4
Mannarino A.
Fritz T.
6-36-2
Becker B.
Thompson J.
6-22-66-4
Sela D.
Hernych J.
4-66-36-2
Millman J.
Bellucci T.
7-642-66-2
Estrella V.
Ram R.
7-676-746-2
Dodig I.
Benneteau J.
6-26-3
Dzumhur D.
Istomin D.
1-67-646-4