Fernando Verdasco vs Novak DjokovicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Fernando Verdasco and Novak Djokovic have met 4 times since 2015; Novak Djokovic leads 4–0. Their first meeting came at Australian Open in 2015 on hard. On hard courts Djokovic leads 3–0. Djokovic has won the last 4 meetings. Across all meetings Verdasco has taken 1 sets to Djokovic's 10. Their most recent meeting: Novak Djokovic won at Roland Garros (2018).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Verdasco | Djokovic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Fernando Verdasco | Novak Djokovic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 50% | 5/10 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 75% | 3/4 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 57% | 8/14 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 36% | 5/14 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | — | ||
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 75% | 3/4 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 70% | 7/10 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 50% | 5/10 | |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Verdasco 0, Djokovic 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Verdasco
🎯 Baseliner
Djokovic
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🎯 Baseliner vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 1,047 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Jun 3, 2018
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 16
Jan 6, 2017
Doha
H Hard · Semifinals
Jan 7, 2016
Doha
H Hard · Round of 16
Jan 24, 2015
Australian Open
H Hard · Round of 32
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Verdasco | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 5–2 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.71 |
| ROI % | - | -12.4% |
| Units P/L | - | -0.87u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Verdasco | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 1 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | — | USA |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Hugo Gaston
Seville · Round of 32
Sep 5
Alexandr Cozbinov
Stanford, CA · Round of 32
Aug 14
Gonzalo Lama
Santo Domingo · Round of 32
Aug 8
Nicolas Moreno De Alboran
Mallorca · Round of 32
Jul 28
Ricardas Berankis
Segovia · Round of 16
Jul 27
Dan Added
Segovia · Round of 32
Jul 25
Pablo Llamas Ruiz
Pozoblanco · Round of 32
Jul 19
Pavel Kotov
Mallorca · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 24
Thiago Agustin Tirante
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 15
Jannik Sinner
Wimbledon - London · Semifinals
Jul 10
Felix Auger-Aliassime
Wimbledon - London · Quarterfinals
Jul 7
Roman Safiullin
Wimbledon - London · 4th Round
Jul 5
Arthur Rinderknech
Wimbledon - London · 3rd Round
Jul 3
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 1
Yibing Wu
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 29
Joao Fonseca
French Open - Paris · 3rd Round
May 29
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 31–31 matches
| Metric | Verdasco | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 74% |
| Sets won | - | 65% |
| Games won | - | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Verdasco | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 2 |
| ATP 250 | 0 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Verdasco | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 3 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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