Nikoloz Basilashvili vs Fernando VerdascoBeijing Round of 16

Beijing · ATP · Round of 16
#132ATP
1672ELO
1608Hard ELO
$329kYTD
$9.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2018 ·
hard
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Basilashvili N.
7-6 6-4
Verdasco F.
Basilashvili N.
762
Verdasco F.
640

Nikoloz Basilashvili defeated Fernando Verdasco 7-6 6-4 in the Beijing round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Fernando Verdasco came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32. Nikoloz Basilashvili claimed a first win over Fernando Verdasco in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

03
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-09-26SofiaR32hardFernando Verdasco7-6 7-5
2020-01-20Australian OpenR64hardFernando Verdasco4-6 7-6 6-4 6-4
2019-10-21ViennaR32hardFernando Verdasco4-6 6-2 6-1

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Even
5.1
5.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.8
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
54
44
Break points saved·Clear edge
79
92
Break points won·Even
24
27
Deciding sets·Dominant
84
56
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
55

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
97

Basilashvili N.: 9 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw