Site data updated: 2026-05-28 18:14 UTC

Novak Djokovic #22 def. Fernando Verdasco #35

6-3 6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date	Jun 5, 2018*
Tournament	Roland Garros
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Clay
Round	R16
Winner	Novak Djokovic
Score	6-3 6-4 6-2
Loser	Fernando Verdasco
Duration	2h 25m

Stat	Novak Djokovic	Fernando Verdasco
Aces	3	3
Double faults	0	2
First serve %	73	67
First serve points won %	63	56
Second serve points won %	69	55
Break points saved %	80	50
Break points converted %	50	20
Service points won %	65	56
Return points won %	44	35
Total points won %	54	46

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Novak Djokovic	Fernando Verdasco
Country	SRB	ESP
Birth date	May 22, 1987	Nov 15, 1983
Age	31	34
Height	188	188
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	22	35
Ranking points (entering)	1,665	1,280
Elo (entering)	2,176	1,918
Career W-L	1,122–223	549–441
Career earnings	$193,469,626	$18,368,908

Pre-match H2H

Novak Djokovic 10 – 4 Fernando Verdasco

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 2, 2018	R32	Roberto Bautista Agut	6-4 6-7(6) 7-6(4) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
May 31, 2018	R64	Jaume Munar	7-6(1) 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
May 29, 2018	R128	Rogerio Dutra Silva	6-3 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Novak Djokovic's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 7, 2018	QF	Marco Cecchinato	3-6 6-7(4) 6-1 6-7(11)	L	H2H	Match data

Fernando Verdasco's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 2, 2018	R32	Grigor Dimitrov	7-6(4) 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
May 31, 2018	R64	Guido Andreozzi	6-3 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
May 29, 2018	R128	Yoshihito Nishioka	6-7(4) 6-4 6-3 6-7(3) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data