Fernando Verdasco vs David Goffin — Doha Round of 16

Doha · ATP · Round of 16
ESP
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2017
hard
David Goffin
BEL4
David Goffin
#241ATP
1665ELO
1626Hard ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLWW
Verdasco F.
6-1 7-6
Goffin D.
Verdasco F.
6782
Goffin D.
1660

Fernando Verdasco defeated David Goffin 6-1 7-6 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — David Goffin came in leading the head-to-head 4–2. Fernando Verdasco narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Fernando Verdasco came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

2–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-07-01WimbledonR16grassDavid Goffin7-6(9) 2-6 6-3 6-4
2017-05-15Rome MastersR32clayDavid Goffin3-6 6-3 6-2
2016-04-11Monte Carlo MastersR32clayDavid Goffin7-6(2) 2-6 7-6(1)
2015-08-16Cincinnati MastersR32hardDavid Goffin6-4 7-6(4)
2013-05-05Madrid MastersR64clayFernando Verdasco7-6(2) 6-2
2013-01-14Australian OpenR128hardFernando Verdasco6-3 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Verdasco F.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Goffin D.

Goffin D.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Serve advantage — Goffin D.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Verdasco F.Goffin D.
—
Serve
12
—
Return
43

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Verdasco F.Goffin D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Even
5.3
4.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
2.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Verdasco F.Goffin D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
57
82
Break points saved·Even
96
96
Break points won·Clear edge
40
64
Deciding sets·Dominant
65
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
54
81

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

Freshness

Recent load
Verdasco F.Goffin D.
Freshness·
—
100

Goffin D.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
25°CClear
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 49%
Final
Djokovic N.[2]
Murray A.[1]
6-35-76-4
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.[2]
Verdasco F.
4-67-676-3
Murray A.[1]
Berdych T.[3]
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.[2]
Stepanek R.
6-36-3
Verdasco F.
Karlovic I.[6]
6-27-5
Berdych T.[3]
Tsonga J.[5]
7-56-3
Murray A.[1]
Almagro N.
7-647-5
R16
Murray A.[1]
Melzer G.
7-667-5
Stepanek R.
De Greef A.
6-36-2
Verdasco F.
Goffin D.[4]
6-17-66
Tsonga J.[5]
Brown D.
6-16-3
Berdych T.[3]
Vesely J.
7-651-66-1
Karlovic I.[6]
Khachanov K.
7-637-63
Almagro N.
Kohlschreiber P.[7]
7-657-66
Djokovic N.[2]
Zeballos H.
6-36-4
R32
Karlovic I.[6]
Marchenko I.
7-657-60
Djokovic N.[2]
Struff J.
7-616-3
Zeballos H.
Mayer F.
6-736-47-69
De Greef A.
Safwat M.
6-787-56-4
Goffin D.[4]
Haase R.
7-646-2
Verdasco F.
Pospisil V.
7-56-0
Khachanov K.
Zayid M.
6-16-3
Tsonga J.[5]
Kuznetsov A.
6-14-66-2
Brown D.
Bagnis F.
6-16-726-4
Vesely J.
Yuksel A.
6-26-3
Berdych T.[3]
Giannessi A.
7-616-2
Kohlschreiber P.[7]
Jaziri M.
6-27-63
Almagro N.
Lorenzi P.
7-624-66-3
Melzer G.
Mathieu P.
6-726-36-2
Murray A.[1]
Chardy J.
6-07-62
Stepanek R.
Baghdatis M.[8]
6-45-3