Andrey Rublev vs Fernando VerdascoDoha Round of 16

Doha · ATP · Round of 16
#13ATP
1902ELO
1849Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$34MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 January 2018
hard
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rublev A.
6-4 3-6 6-4
Verdasco F.
Rublev A.
6362
Verdasco F.
4641

Andrey Rublev defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Fernando Verdasco came in defending last year's semi-final. Andrey Rublev extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Andrey Rublev closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-10-30Paris MastersR64hardFernando Verdasco7-6(1) 7-6(6)
2015-04-20BarcelonaR64clayAndrey Rublev7-6(4) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Rublev A.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Verdasco F.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Rublev A.

Serve advantage — Rublev A.

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

Rublev A.Verdasco F.
55
Serve
52
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
66%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.9
5.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
57
Break points saved·Even
100
96
Break points won·Dominant
72
40
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
92
54

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
93

Rublev A.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 24%