Fernando Verdasco vs Kevin Anderson, Vienna 2018, Semifinal
Final score
Final
Anderson won in 3 sets · 2h 26m
1–2
Set 13–6
Set 26–3
Set 34–6
Venue and conditions
Wiener StadthalleVienna, AUTCenter Court
Indoor hardCourt speed3.6 vs last year103.3Fast
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 worksAltitude227 mLow
Set statistics
Final statisticsService
7Aces19
8Double faults1
59/9661%1st serve %71%65/91
29/3778%2nd serve %96%25/26
45/5976%1st serve points won77%50/65
15/3741%2nd serve points won38%10/26
8/1173%Break points saved50%2/4
14Service games played14
Return
15/6523%1st serve return points24%14/59
16/2662%2nd serve return points59%22/37
2/450%Break points converted27%3/11
14Return games played14
Points
60Service points won60
31Receiver points won36
6Max points in a row8
Games
2Max games in a row3
Point by point
Verdasco4
Anderson6
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Verdasco4
Anderson5
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Verdasco4
Anderson4
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Verdasco3
Anderson4
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Verdasco3
Anderson3
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Verdasco2
Anderson3
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Verdasco2
Anderson2
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Verdasco1
Anderson2
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Verdasco1
Anderson1
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Verdasco0
Anderson1
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Verdasco6
Anderson3
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Verdasco5
Anderson3
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Verdasco4
Anderson3
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Verdasco4
Anderson2
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Verdasco3
Anderson2
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Verdasco2
Anderson2
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Verdasco2
Anderson1
1503003015303030404040A40
Verdasco1
Anderson1
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Verdasco1
Anderson0
150300400
Verdasco3
Anderson6
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Verdasco3
Anderson5
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Verdasco2
Anderson5
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Verdasco2
Anderson4
150300400
Verdasco1
Anderson4
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Verdasco1
Anderson3
150300400
Verdasco0
Anderson3
015030040
Verdasco0
Anderson2
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Verdasco0
Anderson1
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Head to head
5Verdasco
4Anderson
9 meetingsHard 2–2Grass 0–2Clay 3–0
- ViennaSemifinal · 27 Oct 2018HardThis matchKevin AndersonSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Fernando VerdascoSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
- Paris MastersRound of 32 · 1 Nov 2017HardFernando VerdascoSets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Kevin AndersonSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 5
- StockholmQuarterfinal · 20 Oct 2017HardFernando VerdascoSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Kevin AndersonSets won: 0Set 1: 61Set 2: 61
- WimbledonRound of 128 · 3 Jul 2017GrassKevin AndersonSets won: 3Set 1: 2Set 2: 7Set 3: 7Set 4: 6Fernando VerdascoSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 65Set 3: 68Set 4: 3
- HoustonRound of 32 · 12 Apr 2017ClayFernando VerdascoSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Kevin AndersonSets won: 0Set 1: 64Set 2: 64
- NottinghamRound of 16 · 22 Jun 2016GrassKevin AndersonSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Fernando VerdascoSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 66
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.