Rafael Nadal #2 def. Fernando Verdasco #30

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

Rafael Nadal defeated Fernando Verdasco 2-6 7-6(3) 7-6(3) in the 2006 Queen's Club Championships round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRafael NadalFernando Verdasco
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
26
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
29
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
71.4%71.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
63.7%64.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
46.9%41.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
53.8%75.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
58.9%57.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
25.0%46.2%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.4%41.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.2%49.8%
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.
-3.5-4.9
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.
+4.9+3.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRafael NadalFernando Verdasco
Country ESP ESP
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Nov 15, 1983
Age2022
Height185 cm188 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)230
Ranking points (entering)4,5451,035
Elo (entering)2,3051,783
Current career W-L1,056–228549–442
Current career earnings$134,946,100$18,368,908
Pre-match H2H

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mardy Fish #867-6(1) 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 15, 2006R32

Rafael Nadal's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lleyton Hewitt #136-3 3-6 (ret.)LH2HMatch dataJun 17, 2006QF

Fernando Verdasco's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Hyung-Taik Lee #1096-2 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 15, 2006R32
Simon Greul #856-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 14, 2006R64