Fernando Verdasco #20 def. Nicolas Almagro #10

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

Fernando Verdasco defeated Nicolas Almagro 6-7(2) 7-6(2) 6-3 in the 2011 Swiss Open Gstaad semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatFernando VerdascoNicolas Almagro
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1310
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
86
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.6%60.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
72.5%84.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
58.1%42.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
80.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
67.0%67.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%20.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
32.1%33.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.0%50.0%
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.
+4.1+5.1
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.
-5.1-4.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2011 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldFernando VerdascoNicolas Almagro
Country ESP ESP
Birth dateNov 15, 1983Aug 21, 1985
Age2725
Height188 cm183 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2010
Ranking points (entering)1,6002,165
Elo (entering)1,9271,990
Current career W-L549–442388–274
Current career earnings$18,368,908$10,752,234
Pre-match H2H

Path

Fernando Verdasco's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Julien Benneteau #1116-4 5-7 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 30, 2011QF
Frederico Gil 6-3 6-2WMatch dataJul 29, 2011R16

Fernando Verdasco's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marcel Granollers #454-6 6-3 3-6LH2HMatch dataJul 31, 2011F

Nicolas Almagro's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Feliciano Lopez #246-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataJul 30, 2011QF
Jarkko Nieminen #537-6(3) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 29, 2011R16