Fernando Verdasco vs Vasek Pospisil — Doha Round of 32

Doha · ATP · Round of 32
ESP
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2017
hard
CAN
Vasek Pospisil
36 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Verdasco F.
7-5 6-0
Pospisil V.
Verdasco F.
762
Pospisil V.
500

Fernando Verdasco defeated Vasek Pospisil 7-5 6-0 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Fernando Verdasco came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Fernando Verdasco extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-08-28US OpenR128hardFernando Verdasco6-2 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Verdasco F.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Pospisil V.

Pospisil V.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

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
Verdasco F.Pospisil V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.3
9.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
3.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Verdasco F.Pospisil V.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
57
49
Break points saved·Even
96
96
Break points won·Dominant
40
7
Deciding sets·Even
65
62
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
54
72

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