Nikolay Davydenko vs Fernando Verdasco, Rome Masters 2005, Round of 64
Final score
Final
Verdasco won in 2 sets · 1h 28m
0–2
Set 13–6
Set 25–7
Venue and conditions
Foro ItalicoRome, ITA
ClayCourt speed2.3 vs last year92.4Slow
What is court speed?
How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.
- Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
- Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
- Average97–103US Open, Dubai
- Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
- Very fast108+Basel
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
1h 28m0Aces2
3Double faults2
42Service points won40
11Service games played10
7Service games won9
10Return games played11
7/1164%Break points saved80%4/5
1/520%Break points converted36%4/11
Head to head
7Davydenko
2Verdasco
9 meetingsClay 2–1Hard 4–1Carpet 1–0
- Rome MastersRound of 64 · 2 May 2005ClayThis matchFernando VerdascoSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Nikolay DavydenkoSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 5
- WashingtonRound of 16 · 4 Aug 2011HardFernando VerdascoSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Nikolay DavydenkoSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 5
- Australian OpenRound of 16 · 25 Jan 2010HardNikolay DavydenkoSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Set 3: 4Set 4: 65Set 5: 6Fernando VerdascoSets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 5Set 3: 6Set 4: 7Set 5: 3
- Kuala LumpurFinal · 4 Oct 2009HardNikolay DavydenkoSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Fernando VerdascoSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 5
- Roland GarrosRound of 16 · 31 May 2009ClayNikolay DavydenkoSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Fernando VerdascoSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2Set 3: 4
- Rome MastersRound of 32 · 10 May 2006ClayNikolay DavydenkoSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Fernando VerdascoSets won: 1Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 0
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
- Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
- Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
- Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.