Fernando Verdasco vs Rafael Nadal, Barcelona 2012, Semifinal
Final score
Final
6-0 6-4
Venue and conditions
Real Club de Tenis Barcelona 1899Barcelona, ESP
ClayCourt speed5.1 vs last year96.7Slow
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 26m0Aces2
2Double faults1
25Service points won36
8Service games played8
4Service games won8
8Return games played8
4/850%Break points saved100%4/4
0/40%Break points converted50%4/8
Head to head
3Verdasco
18Nadal
21 meetingsClay 1–8Hard 2–8Grass 0–1Carpet 0–1
- BarcelonaSemifinal · 28 Apr 2012ClayThis matchRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Fernando VerdascoSets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 4
- Rome MastersQuarterfinal · 17 May 2019ClayRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Fernando VerdascoSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 0
- Indian Wells MastersRound of 32 · 14 Mar 2017HardRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Fernando VerdascoSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 5
- Indian Wells MastersRound of 32 · 15 Mar 2016HardRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Fernando VerdascoSets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 69
- Australian OpenRound of 128 · 19 Jan 2016HardFernando VerdascoSets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 3Set 4: 7Set 5: 6Rafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 66Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 64Set 5: 2
- HamburgRound of 32 · 28 Jul 2015ClayRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Fernando VerdascoSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 1
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.