Fernando Verdasco vs Nicolas Kicker — Houston Round of 16

Houston · ATP · Round of 16
ESP5
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 April 2017
clay
Nicolas Kicker
ARG
Nicolas Kicker
#322ATP
1385ELO
1373Clay ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
Verdasco F.
7-6 6-1
Kicker N.
Verdasco F.
7762
Kicker N.
6410

Fernando Verdasco defeated Nicolas Kicker 7-6 6-1 in the Houston round of 16 on clay. 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

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

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-02-19Rio de JaneiroR16clayFernando Verdasco6-7(3) 6-2 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Verdasco F.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kicker N.

Kicker N.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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.Kicker N.
1st serve in·Even
64%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
37%
41%
Break points saved·Even
61%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.3
1.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Verdasco F.Kicker N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
57
30
Break points saved·Dominant
96
56
Break points won·Slight edge
40
45
Deciding sets·Dominant
65
30
Tiebreaks·Even
54
51

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

Freshness

Recent load
Verdasco F.Kicker N.
Freshness·
—
100

Kicker N.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Johnson S.[4]
Bellucci T.[8]
6-44-67-65
Semi-finals
Bellucci T.[8]
Escobedo E.
5-76-46-2
Johnson S.[4]
Sock J.[1]
4-66-46-3
Quarter-finals
Bellucci T.[8]
Querrey S.[3]
6-43-66-3
Johnson S.[4]
Verdasco F.[5]
6-26-4
Sock J.[1]
Lopez F.[6]
7-661-66-4
Escobedo E.
Isner J.[2]
7-666-767-65
R16
Isner J.[2]
Mayer L.
6-757-636-3
Escobedo E.
Monteiro T.
4-66-46-4
Querrey S.[3]
Zeballos H.
6-46-4
Bellucci T.[8]
Gonzalez M.
2-67-656-2
Verdasco F.[5]
Kicker N.
7-646-1
Johnson S.[4]
Brown D.
7-6126-4
Sock J.[1]
Haas T.
6-43-66-3
Lopez F.[6]
Chung H.
4-66-26-1
R32
Kicker N.
Rubin N.
5-3
Mayer L.
Pavlasek A.
5-76-26-1
Escobedo E.
Sandgren T.
6-36-3
Monteiro T.
Young D.[7]
6-36-4
Zeballos H.
Dutra Silva R.
6-27-5
Gonzalez M.
Donaldson J.
6-45-76-3
Bellucci T.[8]
Tiafoe F.
7-51-66-2
Brown D.
Monaco J.
7-676-3
Lopez F.[6]
Fratangelo B.
7-56-4
Chung H.
Estrella V.
6-45-76-4
Haas T.
Opelka R.
7-654-66-3
Verdasco F.[5]
Anderson K.
7-647-64