Roger Federer vs Fernando Verdasco — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · ATP · Round of 16
SUI2
Roger Federer
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 February 2019
hard
ESP
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLL
Federer R.
6-3 3-6 6-3
Verdasco F.
Federer R.
6362
Verdasco F.
3631

Roger Federer defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Roger Federer came in leading the head-to-head 6–0. Roger Federer extended the head-to-head to 7–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Roger Federer closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

6–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-02-23DubaiR16hardRoger Federer6-4 6-3
2012-08-27US OpenR32hardRoger Federer6-3 6-4 6-4
2009-11-22Tour FinalsRRhardRoger Federer4-6 7-5 6-1
2009-03-12Indian Wells MastersQFhardRoger Federer6-3 7-6(5)
2008-05-11Hamburg MastersQFclayRoger Federer6-3 6-3
2005-05-09Hamburg MastersR64clayRoger Federer6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Federer R.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Verdasco F.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Federer R.

Serve advantage — Federer R.

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
Federer R.Verdasco F.
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
58%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
70%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
70%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.9
5.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.5
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (79 vs 182). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Federer R.Verdasco F.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
92
57
Break points saved·Even
100
96
Break points won·Dominant
83
40
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
100
54

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
24°CMainly clear
Wind 31 km/hHumidity 44%
Final
Federer R.[2]
Tsitsipas S.[5]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Monfils G.
4-67-647-64
Federer R.[2]
Coric B.[6]
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Hurkacz H.
7-646-716-1
Monfils G.
Berankis R.
6-16-736-2
Coric B.[6]
Basilashvili N.
4-66-27-61
Federer R.[2]
Fucsovics M.
7-666-4
R16
Coric B.[6]
Berdych T.
1-66-17-64
Hurkacz H.
Nishikori K.[1]
7-55-76-2
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Gerasimov E.
6-36-1
Berankis R.
Kudla D.
6-46-1
Basilashvili N.
Bautista Agut R.
6-726-46-3
Fucsovics M.
Struff J.
6-46-2
Monfils G.
Baghdatis M.
6-36-2
Federer R.[2]
Verdasco F.
6-33-66-3
R32
Federer R.[2]
Kohlschreiber P.
6-43-66-1
Gerasimov E.
Haase R.
7-627-65
Nishikori K.[1]
Paire B.
6-46-3
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Ebden M.
6-43-66-3
Monfils G.
Cilic M.[3]
6-34-66-0
Baghdatis M.
Safwat M.
4-66-36-4
Berankis R.
Medvedev D.[8]
6-36-3
Coric B.[6]
Vesely J.
7-53-67-64
Berdych T.
Ivashka I.
6-44-67-64
Bautista Agut R.
Ramanathan R.
6-46-3
Basilashvili N.
Khachanov K.[4]
6-46-1
Struff J.
Raonic M.[7]
6-45-76-4
Fucsovics M.
Dzumhur D.
6-17-65
Hurkacz H.
Moutet C.
6-37-5
Kudla D.
Berrettini M.
2-67-57-5
Verdasco F.
Fabbiano T.
3-66-36-2