Tomas Berdych vs Fernando VerdascoDoha Round of 16

Doha · ATP · Round of 16
40 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 2 January 2019 ·
hard
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Berdych T.
4-6 6-3 7-5
Verdasco F.
Berdych T.
4672
Verdasco F.
6351

Tomas Berdych defeated Fernando Verdasco 4-6 6-3 7-5 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Tomas Berdych came in leading the head-to-head 11–4, defending last year's final. Tomas Berdych extended the head-to-head to 12–4.

Key context

Head to head

114
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-12-31DohaR16hardTomas Berdych4-6 6-3 7-5
2012-05-06Madrid MastersQFclayTomas Berdych6-1 6-2
2011-11-07Paris MastersR32hardTomas Berdych6-3 7-5
2011-10-03BeijingQFhardTomas Berdych6-1 6-0
2011-01-17Australian OpenR16hardTomas Berdych6-4 6-2 6-3
2010-04-11Monte Carlo MastersR16clayFernando Verdasco5-7 6-3 6-2
2010-03-24Miami MastersQFhardTomas Berdych4-6 7-6 6-4
2010-03-11Indian Wells MastersR32hardTomas Berdych6-0 6-3
2009-04-20BarcelonaR16clayFernando Verdasco7-5 5-7 6-4
2008-07-07BastadSFclayTomas Berdych2-6 6-3 6-2
2008-06-23WimbledonR32grassFernando Verdasco6-4 6-4 6-0
2007-10-01TokyoQFhardTomas Berdych7-6 4-6 7-5
2007-08-27US OpenR32hardTomas Berdych7-6 6-1 7-6
2007-05-14Hamburg MastersR64clayTomas Berdych7-6 6-4
2005-01-10SydneyR32hardFernando Verdasco3-6 6-4 7-5

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.0
5.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (20 vs 178). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
84
44
Break points saved·Even
96
92
Break points won·Dominant
82
27
Deciding sets·Dominant
88
56
Tiebreaks·Dominant
85
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