Fernando Verdasco vs Marius Copil — Sofia Round of 16

Sofia · ATP · Round of 16
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Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 February 2019
hard
ROU
Marius Copil
35 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Verdasco F.
6-2 4-6 6-1
Copil M.
Verdasco F.
6462
Copil M.
2611

Fernando Verdasco defeated Marius Copil 6-2 4-6 6-1 in the Sofia round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marius Copil came in defending last year's final, but Fernando Verdasco had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Fernando Verdasco came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–2 4–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Verdasco F.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Copil M.

Copil M.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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.Copil M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.0
8.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (182 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Verdasco F.Copil M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
57
47
Break points saved·Slight edge
96
91
Break points won·Dominant
40
3
Deciding sets·Even
65
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
54
79

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Medvedev D.[3]
Fucsovics M.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Fucsovics M.
Berrettini M.
5-77-56-3
Medvedev D.[3]
Monfils G.[7]
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Fucsovics M.
Bautista Agut R.[4]
W/O
Medvedev D.[3]
Klizan M.
6-46-1
Monfils G.[7]
Tsitsipas S.[2]
6-37-65
Berrettini M.
Verdasco F.[6]
4-67-56-4
R16
Bautista Agut R.[4]
Ebden M.
3-66-36-2
Klizan M.
Brands D.
7-656-4
Fucsovics M.
Maden Y.
7-633-66-4
Tsitsipas S.[2]
Struff J.
7-656-4
Verdasco F.[6]
Copil M.
6-24-66-1
Medvedev D.[3]
Haase R.
5-76-26-2
Monfils G.[7]
Kukushkin M.
7-56-3
Berrettini M.
Khachanov K.[1]
6-766-36-4
R32
Verdasco F.[6]
Lazarov A.
6-26-1
Copil M.
Wawrinka S.
3-67-656-4
Struff J.
Travaglia S.
6-46-3
Klizan M.
Basic M.
6-03-66-2
Monfils G.[7]
Troicki V.
6-36-4
Maden Y.
Mannarino A.
6-47-64
Haase R.
Kuzmanov D.
6-26-4
Kukushkin M.
Djere L.
7-666-4
Fucsovics M.
Seppi A.[8]
6-27-62
Ebden M.
Andreev A.
6-34-67-65
Berrettini M.
Istomin D.
6-47-67
Brands D.
Basilashvili N.[5]
7-677-5