TENNIS SCORES METZ. Ferocious Verdasco too good for Darcis in the 1st round of the Moselle Open

MOSELLE OPEN - METZ. Verdasco crushes Darcis to come up against Filip Krajinovic in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Fernando Verdasco vs. Steve Darcis

Fernando Verdasco blitzes Steve Darcis 6-2 6-2 in the 1st round in Metz on Monday after playing a solid match to fight against Filip Krajinovic in the 2nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Both players were too good on serve during this set and the fight went to the breaker. Finally, the Spaniard won the tiebreak at 0.

2nd set.

Fernando in this set played at a much higher level than the Belgian and consequentely he won 6-2 after breaking Steve in the 7th (5-2) game.

Statistics

At the end of the match, Verdasco scored 59 points vs. the Belgian’s 40 points.

Fernando won this match even if he was not so effective in converting his break points as he converted only 40% (4/10). On the other side, Darcis wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/1). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Verdasco and Darcis is 4-0 for Fernando.

Next Match: Fernando Verdasco vs. Filip Krajinovic – stats

Verdasco will play Krajinovic in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Fernando Verdasco and Filip Krajinovic since this will be the first time that they will square off at pro level.

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