Nicolas Almagro vs Fernando VerdascoMiami Masters Round of 32

Miami Masters · ATP · Round of 32
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 21 March 2012 ·
hard
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Almagro N.
6-3 6-4
Verdasco F.
Almagro N.
662
Verdasco F.
340

Nicolas Almagro defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-3 6-4 in the Miami Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Fernando Verdasco came in leading the head-to-head 8–4, defending last year's round of 64. Nicolas Almagro narrowed the head-to-head to 8–5.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-07-20BastadR32clayNicolas Almagro6-4 1-6 7-5
2014-04-21BarcelonaR16clayNicolas Almagro6-3 6-3
2014-04-07HoustonFclayFernando Verdasco6-3 7-6
2013-07-08BastadQFclayFernando Verdasco6-4 4-6 7-5
2012-02-27AcapulcoQFhardFernando Verdasco6-4 7-6
2011-07-25GstaadSFclayFernando Verdasco6-7 7-6 6-3
2011-07-23HamburgSFclayNicolas Almagro6-4 6-1
2010-05-24Roland GarrosR16clayNicolas Almagro6-1 4-6 6-1 6-4
2009-05-25Roland GarrosR32clayFernando Verdasco6-2 7-6 7-6
2007-07-23KitzbuhelR16clayFernando Verdasco6-2 7-6
2005-07-18StuttgartR64grassFernando Verdasco7-6 6-0
2001-08-20Spain F7QFclayFernando Verdasco4-6 7-6(5) 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.1
5.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
43
44
Break points saved·Slight edge
82
92
Break points won·Slight edge
16
27
Deciding sets·Clear edge
74
56
Tiebreaks·Even
51
55

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw