Marcel Granollers #24 def. Fernando Verdasco #16

6-2 6-7(5) 6-1

Marcel Granollers defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-2 6-7(5) 6-1 in the 2012 Croatia Open Umag semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 14, 2012*
Tournament: Croatia Open Umag
Edition: 2012
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 52m

Match Statistics

Stat	Marcel Granollers	Fernando Verdasco
Aces	5	3
Double faults	2	5
First serve %	62	71
First serve points won %	64	54
Second serve points won %	64	59
Break points saved %	0	60
Break points converted %	40	100
Service points won %	64	55
Return points won %	45	36
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	Marcel Granollers	Fernando Verdasco
Country	ESP	ESP
Birth date	Apr 12, 1986	Nov 15, 1983
Age	26	28
Height	191 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	24	16
Ranking points (entering)	1,530	1,810
Elo (entering)	1,814	1,974
Current career W-L	202–246	549–442
Current career earnings	$16,752,064	$18,368,908

Pre-match H2H

Marcel Granollers #24 1 – 0 Fernando Verdasco #16

Path

Marcel Granollers's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Matthias Bachinger #108	1-6 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 14, 2012	QF
Potito Starace #95	6-4 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 13, 2012	R16

Marcel Granollers's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marin Cilic #15	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 15, 2012	F

Fernando Verdasco's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andrey Kuznetsov #137	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 14, 2012	QF
Ernests Gulbis #78	6-2 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 13, 2012	R16