Fernando Verdasco vs Gael Monfils — Dubai Quarter-final

Dubai · ATP · Quarter-final
ESP
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2017
hard
Gael Monfils
FRA4
Gael Monfils
#325ATP
1803ELO
1784Hard ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWLL
Verdasco F.
6-3 7-5
Monfils G.
Verdasco F.
672
Monfils G.
350

Fernando Verdasco defeated Gael Monfils 6-3 7-5 in the Dubai quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gael Monfils came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Fernando Verdasco narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-10-22ViennaQFhardFernando Verdasco6-4 2-1 RET
2018-10-01BeijingR32hardFernando Verdasco2-6 7-6(3) 7-6(5)
2013-08-18Winston-SalemQFhardGael Monfils6-7(8) 6-4 6-4
2010-11-07Paris MastersR16hardGael Monfils6-7(4) 7-6(2) 7-5
2008-04-20Monte Carlo MastersR64clayGael Monfils7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Verdasco F.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Monfils G.

Monfils G.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

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

Serve & return on hard

Verdasco F.Monfils G.
—
Serve
26
—
Return
37

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

Statistics

This season
Verdasco F.Monfils G.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.3
8.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Verdasco F.Monfils G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
57
88
Break points saved·Even
96
99
Break points won·Dominant
40
76
Deciding sets·Dominant
65
92
Tiebreaks·Dominant
54
98

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
21°CMainly clear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 61%
Final
Murray A.[1]
Verdasco F.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Verdasco F.
Haase R.
7-655-76-1
Murray A.[1]
Pouille L.[7]
7-56-1
Quarter-finals
Haase R.
Dzumhur D.
6-24-66-4
Pouille L.[7]
Donskoy E.
6-45-77-62
Murray A.[1]
Kohlschreiber P.
6-747-6186-1
Verdasco F.
Monfils G.[4]
6-37-5
R16
Dzumhur D.
Granollers M.
6-36-4
Haase R.
Berdych T.[5]
3-66-36-4
Verdasco F.
Bautista Agut R.[6]
6-43-67-5
Pouille L.[7]
Copil M.
6-16-4
Donskoy E.
Federer R.[3]
3-67-677-65
Kohlschreiber P.
Medvedev D.
6-46-4
Murray A.[1]
Garcia Lopez G.
6-26-0
Monfils G.[4]
Evans D.
6-43-66-1
R32
Berdych T.[5]
Rosol L.
6-32-1
Dzumhur D.
Wawrinka S.[2]
7-646-3
Haase R.
Istomin D.
6-26-4
Evans D.
Brown D.
6-26-3
Verdasco F.
Seppi A.
6-27-5
Bautista Agut R.[6]
Khachanov K.
6-17-64
Pouille L.[7]
Pavlasek A.
6-26-2
Copil M.
Struff J.
6-46-2
Donskoy E.
Youzhny M.
6-46-4
Federer R.[3]
Paire B.
6-16-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Muller G.[8]
6-47-61
Medvedev D.
Awadhy O.
6-27-5
Garcia Lopez G.
Troicki V.
6-46-3
Murray A.[1]
Jaziri M.
6-46-1
Granollers M.
Vesely J.
6-36-2
Monfils G.[4]
Safwat M.
6-46-3