Fernando Verdasco vs Gilles Simon, Valencia 2010, Round of 16
Final score
Final
6-1 6-3
Venue and conditions
L'Agora, Ciudad de las Artes y las CienciasValencia, ESP
Indoor hardCourt speed0.8 vs last year98.4Average
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 worksAltitude4 mSea level
Match stats
57m3Aces1
5Double faults0
21Service points won33
8Service games played8
4Service games won8
8Return games played8
0/40%Break points saved100%1/1
0/10%Break points converted100%4/4
Head to head
3Verdasco
2Simon
5 meetingsHard 2–1Grass 1–0Clay 0–1
- ValenciaRound of 16 · 3 Nov 2010HardThis matchGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Fernando VerdascoSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 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
- NottinghamQuarterfinal · 19 Jun 2008GrassFernando VerdascoSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 6Gilles SimonSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
- US OpenRound of 64 · 30 Aug 2007HardFernando VerdascoSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Gilles SimonSets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 4Set 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.