Dusan Lajovic vs Fernando VerdascoBeijing Round of 32

Beijing · ATP · Round of 32
#152ATP
1620ELO
1559Hard ELO
$208kYTD
$11MCAREER
36 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2017
hard
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Lajovic D.
6-1 3-6 6-3
Verdasco F.
Lajovic D.
6362
Verdasco F.
1631

Dusan Lajovic defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the Beijing round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Fernando Verdasco came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Dusan Lajovic narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Dusan Lajovic closed it out in three sets, 6–1 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

23
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-02-14Rio de JaneiroR32clayFernando Verdasco7-6(4) 6-3
2018-07-23HamburgR32clayFernando Verdasco6-3 4-6 7-6(5)
2016-09-19St. PetersburgR32carpetDusan Lajovic2-6 6-3 6-2
2016-08-01AtlantaR32hardFernando Verdasco7-6(2) 6-4
2015-02-09Sao PauloR16clayDusan Lajovic6-7(6) 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Lajovic D.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Verdasco F.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Lajovic D.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
69%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
58%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.1
5.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.3
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
60
57
Break points saved·Even
95
96
Break points won·Even
36
40
Deciding sets·Slight edge
72
65
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
61
54

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
98

Lajovic D.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
15°COvercast
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 46%