Fernando Verdasco vs Andy Murray, Dubai 2008, Round of 16

ATP Intl Gold · Round of 16 · Hard · Wed 5 Mar

Final

Fernando Verdasco

LostRank #8936.0016%

Murray won in 3 sets · 2h 24m

1–2

Set 13–6

Set 26–3

Set 36–7⁵

Andy Murray

WinnerRank #1601.1884%

Venue

Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium

Dubai, UAE· Hard

Court speed

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 works

Average

vs last year

Wind

31 km/h

Fresh

Humidity

63%

Moderate

Temperature

24°C

Warm

Altitude

10 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 24m

5Aces4

4Double faults1

63Service points won62

15Service games played15

12Service games won12

15Return games played15

6/967%Break points saved67%6/9

3/933%Break points converted33%3/9

Head to head

5Verdasco

13Murray

18 meetings

Hard 5–9Grass 0–2Clay 0–1Carpet 0–1

DubaiRound of 16 · 5 Mar 2008HardThis match
Andy Murray
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 7⁷
Fernando Verdasco
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁵
Cologne 1Round of 32 · 13 Oct 2020Hard
Fernando Verdasco
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Andy Murray
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
ShenzhenQuarterfinal · 28 Sept 2018Hard
Fernando Verdasco
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Andy Murray
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
US OpenRound of 64 · 29 Aug 2018Hard
Fernando Verdasco
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 2Set 3: 6Set 4: 6
Andy Murray
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 4Set 4: 4
DubaiFinal · 4 Mar 2017Hard
Andy Murray
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Fernando Verdasco
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
Paris MastersRound of 32 · 2 Nov 2016Hard
Andy Murray
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁵Set 3: 7
Fernando Verdasco
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 5

Match research

Pro

Everything 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.

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Fernando Verdasco vs Andy Murray, Dubai 2008, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research