R16 Rio Open 2018

Fernando Verdasco #40 def. Nicolas Kicker #86

6-7(3) 6-2 6-0

Fernando Verdasco defeated Nicolas Kicker 6-7(3) 6-2 6-0 in the 2018 Rio Open second round on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatFernando VerdascoNicolas Kicker
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
73
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
36
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
69.6%61.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
68.8%61.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
46.4%31.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
80.0%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.0%50.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%20.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.0%38.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.2%43.8%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-2.0-13.9
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+13.9+2.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2018 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldFernando VerdascoNicolas Kicker
Country ESP ARG
Birth dateNov 15, 1983Aug 16, 1992
Age3425
Height188 cm178 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)4086
Ranking points (entering)1,260660
Elo (entering)1,8621,648
Current career W-L549–44219–28
Current career earnings$18,368,908$1,268,869
Pre-match H2H

Path

Fernando Verdasco's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Leonardo Mayer #496-2 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 22, 2018R32

Fernando Verdasco's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dominic Thiem #66-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataFeb 24, 2018QF

Nicolas Kicker's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Victor Estrella 6-3 6-3W—Match dataFeb 22, 2018R32