Fernando Verdasco vs Thiago Monteiro — Buenos Aires Round of 32

Buenos Aires · ATP · Round of 32
ESP8
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 February 2018
clay
Thiago Monteiro
BRA
Thiago Monteiro
#292ATP
1568ELO
1554Clay ELO
32 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWLW
Verdasco F.
6-2 7-5
Monteiro T.
Verdasco F.
672
Monteiro T.
250

Fernando Verdasco defeated Thiago Monteiro 6-2 7-5 in the Buenos Aires round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Thiago Monteiro came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Fernando Verdasco narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-05-22GenevaQ1clayThiago Monteiro6-2 6-2
2022-02-07Buenos AiresR16clayFernando Verdasco2-6 6-3 7-5
2018-07-23HamburgR16clayThiago Monteiro3-6 6-2 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Verdasco F.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Monteiro T.

Monteiro T.serving84% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Serve advantage — Monteiro T.

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.Monteiro T.
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
54%
Service points won·Even
62%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
61%
62%
Aces / match·Even
5.3
4.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Verdasco F.Monteiro T.
Clutch Rating·Even
57
56
Break points saved·Even
96
95
Break points won·Clear edge
40
16
Deciding sets·Even
65
66
Tiebreaks·Dominant
54
89

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

Freshness

Recent load
Verdasco F.Monteiro T.
Freshness·
—
59

Monteiro T.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 67 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
20°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 38%
Final
Thiem D.[1]
Bedene A.
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Thiem D.[1]
Monfils G.
6-26-1
Bedene A.
Delbonis F.
6-42-66-1
Quarter-finals
Delbonis F.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-37-5
Bedene A.
Schwartzman D.[5]
6-46-4
Thiem D.[1]
Pella G.
7-676-4
Monfils G.
Mayer L.
6-43-66-3
R16
Garcia Lopez G.
Carreno Busta P.[2]
7-651-67-66
Bedene A.
Ramos A.[3]
3-67-56-1
Schwartzman D.[5]
Bellucci T.
3-66-36-2
Monfils G.
Lajovic D.
6-46-3
Mayer L.
Fognini F.[4]
6-36-3
Pella G.
Verdasco F.[8]
6-26-4
Delbonis F.
Elias G.
7-657-66
Thiem D.[1]
Zeballos H.
6-46-3
R32
Elias G.
Carballes Baena R.
6-26-4
Bedene A.
Vesely J.
6-06-3
Monfils G.
Cuevas P.[7]
6-16-4
Pella G.
Kicker N.
2-66-46-4
Zeballos H.
Cecchinato M.
6-16-4
Schwartzman D.[5]
Haider Maurer A.
6-46-3
Verdasco F.[8]
Monteiro T.
6-27-5
Lajovic D.
Bagnis F.
7-646-1
Bellucci T.
Cachin P.
6-26-1
Delbonis F.
Mayer F.
7-646-4
Mayer L.
Dutra Silva R.
6-746-26-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Berlocq C.
6-36-3