Fernando Verdasco vs Robin SoderlingNew Haven Round of 32

New Haven · ATP · Round of 32
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 22 August 2005 ·
hard
42 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Verdasco F.
7-6 7-6
Soderling R.
Verdasco F.
772
Soderling R.
660

Fernando Verdasco defeated Robin Soderling 7-6 7-6 in the New Haven round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Robin Soderling came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Fernando Verdasco narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

15
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-05-08Rome MastersR32clayRobin Soderling2-6 7-5 6-4
2010-04-19BarcelonaFclayFernando Verdasco6-3 4-6 6-3
2008-07-21Canada MastersR32hardRobin Soderling6-4 6-7 6-4
2008-02-18RotterdamR16hardRobin Soderling6-4 6-1
2007-07-09BastadR16clayRobin Soderling6-3 5-7 7-6
2005-05-23Roland GarrosR128clayRobin Soderling1-6 3-6 6-3 6-3 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
68%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
62%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.5
9.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
3.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
44
70
Break points saved·Slight edge
92
83
Break points won·Dominant
27
74
Deciding sets·Dominant
56
84
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
55
61

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

Draw