Andy Murray #1 def. Fernando Verdasco #35

6-3 6-2

Andy Murray defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-3 6-2 in the 2017 Dubai Tennis Championships final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAndy MurrayFernando Verdasco
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
24
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
40
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
55.6%78.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
80.0%41.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
60.0%45.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
33.3%37.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
71.1%42.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
62.5%66.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
57.7%28.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
63.9%36.1%
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.
+7.3-21.5
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.
+21.5-7.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2017 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldAndy MurrayFernando Verdasco
Country GBR ESP
Birth dateMay 15, 1987Nov 15, 1983
Age2933
Height191 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)135
Ranking points (entering)11,5401,070
Elo (entering)2,4221,914
Current career W-L715–265549–442
Current career earnings$64,687,542$18,368,908
Pre-match H2H
Andy Murray #1 12 – 1 Fernando Verdasco #35

Path

Andy Murray's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lucas Pouille #157-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 4, 2017SF
Philipp Kohlschreiber #296-7(4) 7-6(18) 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 3, 2017QF
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez #976-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataMar 2, 2017R16
Malek Jaziri #516-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 1, 2017R32

Andy Murray's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Fernando Verdasco's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Robin Haase #667-6(5) 5-7 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 4, 2017SF
Gael Monfils #126-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataMar 3, 2017QF
Roberto Bautista Agut #166-4 3-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataMar 2, 2017R16
Andreas Seppi #736-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataMar 1, 2017R32