Fernando Verdasco vs Grigor Dimitrov — Indian Wells Masters Round of 64

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
ESP
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2018
hard
Grigor Dimitrov
BUL3
Grigor Dimitrov
#146ATP
1744ELO
1736Hard ELO
$307kYTD
$32MCAREER
35 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Verdasco F.
7-6 4-6 6-3
Dimitrov G.
Verdasco F.
77462
Dimitrov G.
64631

Fernando Verdasco defeated Grigor Dimitrov 7-6 4-6 6-3 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Grigor Dimitrov came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's round of 32. Fernando Verdasco narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-06-28WimbledonR128grassGrigor Dimitrov3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
2019-04-22BarcelonaR32clayGrigor Dimitrov6-2 6-7(4) 6-3
2018-08-06Canada MastersR32hardGrigor Dimitrov4-6 6-2 7-6(5)
2018-05-28Roland GarrosR32clayFernando Verdasco7-6(4) 6-2 6-4
2015-04-12Monte Carlo MastersR64clayGrigor Dimitrov6-4 4-6 6-4
2014-09-29BeijingR32hardGrigor Dimitrov6-1 3-6 6-3
2013-07-08BastadSFclayFernando Verdasco7-6(3) 5-7 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Verdasco F.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Dimitrov G.

Dimitrov G.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Serve advantage — Dimitrov G.

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.Dimitrov G.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.3
7.6
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Verdasco F.Dimitrov G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
57
88
Break points saved·Even
96
99
Break points won·Dominant
40
67
Deciding sets·Dominant
65
99
Tiebreaks·Dominant
54
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Verdasco F.Dimitrov G.
Freshness·
—
69

Dimitrov G.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 54 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
19°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 10%
Final
del Potro J.[6]
Federer R.[1]
6-46-787-62
Semi-finals
del Potro J.[6]
Raonic M.[32]
6-26-3
Federer R.[1]
Coric B.
5-76-46-4
Quarter-finals
Raonic M.[32]
Querrey S.[18]
7-52-66-3
Federer R.[1]
Chung H.[23]
7-56-1
Coric B.
Anderson K.[7]
2-66-47-63
del Potro J.[6]
Kohlschreiber P.[31]
3-66-36-4
R16
Kohlschreiber P.[31]
Herbert P.
6-47-61
Querrey S.[18]
Lopez F.[28]
6-36-4
Anderson K.[7]
Carreno Busta P.[11]
4-66-37-66
Coric B.
Fritz T.
6-26-766-4
Chung H.[23]
Cuevas P.[30]
6-16-3
Federer R.[1]
Chardy J.
7-56-4
Raonic M.[32]
Baghdatis M.
W/O
del Potro J.[6]
Mayer L.
3-67-626-3
R32
Anderson K.[7]
Kicker N.
7-617-63
del Potro J.[6]
Ferrer D.[29]
6-47-63
Kohlschreiber P.[31]
Cilic M.[2]
6-46-4
Mayer L.
Daniel T.
6-46-1
Raonic M.[32]
Sousa J.
7-54-66-2
Baghdatis M.
Sela D.
7-656-4
Carreno Busta P.[11]
Medvedev D.
6-17-5
Coric B.
Bautista Agut R.[13]
6-16-3
Fritz T.
Verdasco F.
4-66-27-61
Chung H.[23]
Berdych T.[12]
6-46-4
Chardy J.
Mannarino A.[20]
7-54-66-1
Federer R.[1]
Krajinovic F.[25]
6-26-1
Herbert P.
Monfils G.
6-23-1
Cuevas P.[30]
Thiem D.[5]
3-66-44-2
Lopez F.[28]
Sock J.[8]
7-664-66-4
Querrey S.[18]
Bhambri Y.
6-746-46-4
R64
Federer R.[1]
Delbonis F.
6-37-66
Herbert P.
Muller G.[24]
6-37-5
Monfils G.
Isner J.[15]
6-757-637-5
Daniel T.
Djokovic N.[10]
7-634-66-1
Mayer L.
Bemelmans R.
6-46-1
Ferrer D.[29]
Sandgren T.
6-27-63
del Potro J.[6]
De Minaur A.
6-26-1
Sousa J.
Zverev A.[4]
7-55-76-4
Raonic M.[32]
Auger Aliassime F.
6-46-4
Sela D.
Edmund K.[21]
6-46-4
Bhambri Y.
Pouille L.[9]
6-46-4
Querrey S.[18]
Zverev M.
6-47-5
Lopez F.[28]
Escobedo E.
6-46-3
Sock J.[8]
Fabbiano T.
6-27-5
Kicker N.
Dzumhur D.[26]
4-66-26-1
Medvedev D.
Berrettini M.
6-767-56-4
Bautista Agut R.[13]
Donaldson J.
6-46-2
Coric B.
Ramos A.[19]
6-06-3
Fritz T.
Rublev A.[27]
6-47-64
Verdasco F.
Dimitrov G.[3]
7-644-66-3
Thiem D.[5]
Tsitsipas S.
6-23-66-3
Cuevas P.[30]
Shapovalov D.
7-646-3
Chung H.[23]
Lajovic D.
6-796-36-3
Berdych T.[12]
Marterer M.
6-16-4
Chardy J.
Fognini F.[16]
4-67-626-4
Mannarino A.[20]
Polansky P.
6-16-4
Krajinovic F.[25]
Krueger M.
6-26-2
Baghdatis M.
Schwartzman D.[14]
7-56-4
Anderson K.[7]
Donskoy E.
7-56-4
Kohlschreiber P.[31]
Smyczek T.
1-66-46-4
Carreno Busta P.[11]
Zeballos H.
3-66-37-63
Cilic M.[2]
Fucsovics M.
7-56-3
R128
Auger Aliassime F.
Pospisil V.
6-27-64
Fucsovics M.
Troicki V.
7-636-1
Herbert P.
Simon G.
6-787-656-3
Monfils G.
Ebden M.
6-36-3
Daniel T.
Norrie C.
6-31-66-1
De Minaur A.
Struff J.
3-67-637-65
Sousa J.
Youzhny M.
4-66-47-64
Zverev M.
Kukushkin M.
6-34-66-1
Fabbiano T.
Klahn B.
6-46-4
Donskoy E.
Khachanov K.
6-31-67-64
Kicker N.
Vesely J.
7-56-3
Medvedev D.
Johnson S.
7-606-4
Zeballos H.
Sugita Y.
6-756-47-64
Donaldson J.
King E.
6-14-66-4
Fritz T.
Opelka R.
4-67-666-4
Lajovic D.
Lacko L.
6-46-4
Marterer M.
Karlovic I.
6-7137-646-3
Krueger M.
Paire B.
6-41-66-4
Delbonis F.
Harrison R.
6-24-67-5
Bhambri Y.
Mahut N.
7-56-3
Sandgren T.
Basilashvili N.
6-32-1
Polansky P.
Copil M.
7-636-757-612
Shapovalov D.
Berankis R.
6-36-4
Chardy J.
Benneteau J.
6-47-69
Mayer L.
Estrella V.
4-66-46-1
Smyczek T.
Djere L.
6-36-2
Sela D.
Gojowczyk P.
6-46-4
Baghdatis M.
Nishioka Y.
7-53-67-5
Escobedo E.
Tiafoe F.
7-56-3
Coric B.
Young D.
6-06-2
Verdasco F.
Pella G.
6-21-66-2
Tsitsipas S.
Albot R.
7-626-2