Fernando Verdasco vs Gilles Simon, US Open 2007, Round of 64
Final score
Final
Verdasco won in 3 sets · 1h 33m
3–0
Set 16–0
Set 26–4
Set 36–3
Venue and conditions
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis CenterFlushing, USA
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.7 vs last year102.6Average
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 33m5Aces2
3Double faults2
46Service points won38
12Service games played13
10Service games won5
13Return games played12
3/560%Break points saved53%9/17
8/1747%Break points converted40%2/5
Head to head
3Verdasco
2Simon
5 meetingsHard 2–1Grass 1–0Clay 0–1
- US OpenRound of 64 · 30 Aug 2007HardThis matchFernando VerdascoSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Gilles SimonSets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 4Set 3: 3
- Paris MastersRound of 32 · 28 Oct 2014HardFernando VerdascoSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Gilles SimonSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
- ValenciaRound of 16 · 3 Nov 2010HardGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Fernando VerdascoSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 3
- NottinghamQuarterfinal · 19 Jun 2008GrassFernando VerdascoSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 6Gilles SimonSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
- ValenciaSemifinal · 15 Apr 2006ClayGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Fernando VerdascoSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 65
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.