Denis Istomin vs Fernando Verdasco — Sydney Round of 16
Sydney · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2013 ·
hard
Istomin D.6-3 6-3
Verdasco F.
Istomin D.
662
Verdasco F.
330
Denis Istomin defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-3 6-3 in the Sydney round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Fernando Verdasco came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Denis Istomin narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Denis Istomin dropped just 6 games past Fernando Verdasco.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-25 | London Olympics | R64 | grass | Denis Istomin | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2012-05-06 | Madrid Masters | R64 | clay | Fernando Verdasco | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2011-02-07 | San Jose | QF | hard | Fernando Verdasco | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2010-02-08 | San Jose | SF | hard | Fernando Verdasco | 6-3 2-6 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
67%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
62%
Aces / match·Even
5.0
5.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
15
44
Break points saved·Slight edge
84
92
Break points won·Clear edge
6
27
Deciding sets·Dominant
23
56
Tiebreaks·Dominant
28
55
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