Novak Djokovic vs Fernando Verdasco, Rome Masters 2010, Quarterfinal
Final score
Final
Verdasco won in 3 sets · 3h 18m
1–2
Set 16–74
Set 26–3
Set 34–6
Venue and conditions
Foro ItalicoRome, ITA
ClayCourt speed2.0 vs last year93.8Slow
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
3h 18m6Aces3
7Double faults3
70Service points won60
15Service games played16
11Service games won11
16Return games played15
10/1471%Break points saved55%6/11
5/1145%Break points converted29%4/14
Head to head
11Djokovic
4Verdasco
15 meetingsClay 3–3Hard 8–1
- Rome MastersQuarterfinal · 30 Apr 2010ClayThis matchFernando VerdascoSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Novak DjokovicSets won: 1Set 1: 64Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
- Roland GarrosRound of 16 · 3 Jun 2018ClayNovak DjokovicSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Fernando VerdascoSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4Set 3: 2
- Australian OpenRound of 128 · 17 Jan 2017HardNovak DjokovicSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Fernando VerdascoSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 64Set 3: 2
- DohaSemifinal · 6 Jan 2017HardNovak DjokovicSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Fernando VerdascoSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 67Set 3: 3
- DohaRound of 16 · 6 Jan 2016HardNovak DjokovicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Fernando VerdascoSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
- Australian OpenRound of 32 · 24 Jan 2015HardNovak DjokovicSets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Fernando VerdascoSets won: 0Set 1: 68Set 2: 3Set 3: 4
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.