Roger Federer vs Fernando Verdasco, Dubai 2015, Round of 16
Final score
Final
6-4 6-3
Venue and conditions
Dubai Duty Free Tennis StadiumDubai, UAE
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.1 vs last year98.7Average
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 0m4Aces5
0Double faults3
31Service points won27
9Service games played10
7Service games won5
10Return games played9
0/20%Break points saved29%2/7
5/771%Break points converted100%2/2
Head to head
7Federer
0Verdasco
7 meetingsHard 5–0Clay 2–0
- DubaiRound of 16 · 25 Feb 2015HardThis matchRoger FedererSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Fernando VerdascoSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
- DubaiRound of 16 · 27 Feb 2019HardRoger FedererSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Fernando VerdascoSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
- US OpenRound of 32 · 1 Sept 2012HardRoger FedererSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Fernando VerdascoSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
- ATP FinalsRound robin · 22 Nov 2009HardRoger FedererSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Fernando VerdascoSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 1
- Indian Wells MastersQuarterfinal · 19 Mar 2009HardRoger FedererSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Fernando VerdascoSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 65
- Hamburg MastersQuarterfinal · 16 May 2008ClayRoger FedererSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Fernando VerdascoSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
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.