Mardy Fish vs Fernando Verdasco, New Haven 2008, Semifinal

ATP Intl Series · Semifinal · Hard · Fri 22 Aug

Final

Mardy Fish

WinnerRank #6192.4241%Upset

Fish won in 3 sets · 1h 28m

2–1

Set 16–0

Set 21–6

Set 36–3

Fernando Verdasco

LostRank #8931.6659%

Venue

Connecticut Tennis Center Stadium

New Haven, USA· 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

3.1vs last year

Wind

12 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

72%

Humid

Temperature

26°C

Warm

Altitude

6 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

1h 28m

7Aces0

3Double faults9

40Service points won36

11Service games played11

8Service games won6

11Return games played11

4/757%Break points saved55%6/11

5/1145%Break points converted43%3/7

Head to head

3Fish

1Verdasco

4 meetings

Hard 2–0Clay 0–1Grass 1–0

New HavenSemifinal · 22 Aug 2008HardThis match
Mardy Fish
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 6
Fernando Verdasco
Sets won: 1Set 1: 0Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
Cincinnati MastersRound of 32 · 18 Aug 2010Hard
Mardy Fish
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 7⁷
Fernando Verdasco
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6¹Set 2: 6⁴
Rome MastersRound of 32 · 29 Apr 2009Clay
Fernando Verdasco
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 6
Mardy Fish
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 3
HalleQuarterfinal · 11 Jun 2004Grass
Mardy Fish
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Fernando Verdasco
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2

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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Mardy Fish vs Fernando Verdasco, New Haven 2008, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research