Nikoloz Basilashvili vs Fernando VerdascoBeijing Round of 16

Beijing · ATP · Round of 16
#111ATP
1691ELO
1618Hard ELO
$272kYTD
$9.7MCAREER
34 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2018
hard
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nikoloz Basilashvili defeated Fernando Verdasco 7-6 6-4 in the Beijing round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Fernando Verdasco came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32. Nikoloz Basilashvili claimed a first win over Fernando Verdasco in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Basilashvili N.
7762
Verdasco F.
6340

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
0.96
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 32 km/hHumidity 30%

Head to head

03
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-09-26SofiaR32hardFernando Verdasco7-6(1) 7-5
2020-01-20Australian OpenR64hardFernando Verdasco4-6 7-6(5) 6-4 6-4
2019-10-21ViennaR32hardFernando Verdasco4-6 6-2 6-1

Statistics

Recent form
52%1st serve in+11%63%
77%1st serve points won+13%64%
50%2nd serve points won+3%47%
64%Service points won+6%58%
37%Return points won+2%35%
61%Break points saved+6%55%
6.2Aces / match+2.73.5
4.3Double faults / match+1.23.1

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (19 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.