Lucas Pouille vs Fernando Verdasco — Shanghai Masters Round of 64

Shanghai Masters · ATP · Round of 64
FRA13
Lucas Pouille
32 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 October 2016
hard
ESP
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLL
Pouille L.
6-3 6-3
Verdasco F.
Pouille L.
662
Verdasco F.
330

Lucas Pouille defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-3 6-3 in the Shanghai Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Fernando Verdasco came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 64, but Lucas Pouille had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 5 on hard. Lucas Pouille claimed a first win over Fernando Verdasco in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-05-24Belgrade 2R32clayFernando Verdasco7-5 6-2
2016-04-18BucharestFclayFernando Verdasco6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Pouille L.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Verdasco F.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Pouille L.

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
Pouille L.Verdasco F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
66%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.2
5.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.7
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Pouille L.Verdasco F.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
74
57
Break points saved·Even
98
96
Break points won·Slight edge
29
40
Deciding sets·Dominant
96
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
94
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
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 57%
Final
Murray A.[2]
Bautista Agut R.[15]
7-616-1
Semi-finals
Murray A.[2]
Simon G.
6-46-3
Bautista Agut R.[15]
Djokovic N.[1]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Murray A.[2]
Goffin D.[11]
6-26-2
Bautista Agut R.[15]
Tsonga J.[9]
6-36-4
Simon G.
Sock J.
4-66-47-65
Djokovic N.[1]
Zverev M.
3-67-646-3
R16
Simon G.
Wawrinka S.[3]
6-46-4
Djokovic N.[1]
Pospisil V.
6-46-4
Goffin D.[11]
Monfils G.[6]
4-66-46-2
Murray A.[2]
Pouille L.[13]
6-16-3
Sock J.
Raonic M.[5]
0-66-47-68
Tsonga J.[9]
Zverev A.
6-746-27-5
Bautista Agut R.[15]
Troicki V.
6-36-3
Zverev M.
Granollers M.
6-746-46-1
R32
Granollers M.
Berdych T.[7]
7-647-61
Murray A.[2]
Johnson S.
6-36-2
Pouille L.[13]
Almagro N.
6-47-610
Sock J.
Lopez F.
6-34-66-4
Raonic M.[5]
Lorenzi P.
6-26-4
Zverev M.
Kyrgios N.[12]
6-36-1
Wawrinka S.[3]
Edmund K.
6-36-4
Goffin D.[11]
Paire B.
6-17-60
Monfils G.[6]
Anderson K.
7-646-3
Tsonga J.[9]
Tipsarevic J.
6-37-66
Simon G.
Wu D.
6-26-2
Zverev A.
Cilic M.[8]
3-66-36-2
Bautista Agut R.[15]
Fritz T.
6-46-4
Troicki V.
Nadal R.[4]
6-37-63
Djokovic N.[1]
Fognini F.
6-36-3
Pospisil V.
Dimitrov G.
7-57-62
R64
Almagro N.
Youzhny M.
3-66-26-2
Goffin D.[11]
del Potro J.
4-66-37-5
Paire B.
Sousa J.
6-35-76-1
Anderson K.
Li Z.
6-16-3
Edmund K.
Delbonis F.
6-35-76-4
Lopez F.
Ferrer D.[10]
7-634-67-64
Sock J.
Pella G.
7-637-5
Zverev A.
Isner J.
6-46-2
Tsonga J.[9]
Mayer F.
6-36-2
Troicki V.
Rosol L.
6-26-4
Granollers M.
Sugita Y.
7-57-62
Dimitrov G.
Gasquet R.[14]
6-46-4
Bautista Agut R.[15]
Tomic B.
6-33-0
Zverev M.
Zhang Z.
6-16-2
Kyrgios N.[12]
Querrey S.
6-46-4
Johnson S.
Klizan M.
6-46-3
Pouille L.[13]
Verdasco F.
6-36-3
Simon G.
Carreno Busta P.
6-06-3
Wu D.
Cuevas P.[16]
6-34-67-62
Lorenzi P.
Garcia Lopez G.
5-77-626-3
Tipsarevic J.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-26-4
Fritz T.
Robert S.
7-622-66-3
Pospisil V.
Karlovic I.
7-656-4
Fognini F.
Ramos A.
7-56-3