SF Rio Open 2018

Fernando Verdasco #40 def. Fabio Fognini #21

6-1 7-5

Fernando Verdasco defeated Fabio Fognini 6-1 7-5 in the 2018 Rio Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatFernando VerdascoFabio Fognini
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
10
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
42
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
55.8%69.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.9%53.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.2%38.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%16.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.4%49.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
83.3%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.8%34.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.7%42.3%
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.
+1.5-14.8
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.
+14.8-1.5

* 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 VerdascoFabio Fognini
Country ESP ITA
Birth dateNov 15, 1983May 24, 1987
Age3430
Height188 cm178 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4021
Ranking points (entering)1,2601,850
Elo (entering)1,8921,972
Current career W-L549–442402–385
Current career earnings$18,368,908$19,086,549
Pre-match H2H

Path

Fernando Verdasco's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dominic Thiem #66-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataFeb 24, 2018QF
Nicolas Kicker #866-7(3) 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataFeb 23, 2018R16
Leonardo Mayer #496-2 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 22, 2018R32

Fernando Verdasco's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Diego Schwartzman #232-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 25, 2018F

Fabio Fognini's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Aljaz Bedene #436-7(3) 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 24, 2018QF
Tennys Sandgren #604-6 6-4 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataFeb 23, 2018R16
Thomaz Bellucci #1236-7(5) 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 22, 2018R32