Dusan Lajovic and Fernando Verdasco will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Rio Open for the 6th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 4:30 pm on QUADRA 1. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Dusan Lajovic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Dusan Lajovic is the pick to win this match.
Dusan Lajovic -> 1.61
Fernando Verdasco -> 2.375
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Prediction and head to head Dusan Lajovic vs. Fernando Verdasco
This will be the 6th time that Dusan Lajovic and Fernando Verdasco face off. The head to head is 3-2 for Lajovic (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Verdasco won 6-3 4-6 7-6(5) in the 1st round in Hamburg back in 2018.
Dusan Lajovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17-23 | 3-7 | 13-11 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-28 | 9-9 | 18-13 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 30-30 | 4-11 | 24-15 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-28 | 8-10 | 5-9 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-16 | 7-6 | 7-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 39, Dusan will start his run in Rio de Janeiro after he played his last match in Buenos Aires where he lost 4-6 7-5 6-4 to Coria in the 2nd round on the 9th of February.
Dusan has a composed 3-6 win-loss record in 2022, 1-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Talking about his overall career, The Serbian has an overall 436-355 record. He has a positive 269-179 record on clay.
Previously in Rio de Janeiro
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2014, 2017 and 2020. See his history.
Fernando Verdasco
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6-16 | 3-6 | 1-8 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-32 | 17-12 | 12-13 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 10-20 | 7-6 | 3-7 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 6-8 | 4-2 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 26-27 | 6-8 | 8-9 | 7-6 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 172, the Spaniard will start his run in Rio De Janeiro after he played his last match in Buenos Aires where he lost 6-4 7-6(4) to Sonego in the quarter on the 11th of February.
Verdasco has a composed 5-4 win-loss record in 2022, 5-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, Verdasco has an overall 631-468 record. He has a positive 260-164 record on clay.
Head 2 Head
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Tennis Scores in Rio De Janeiro
- Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Juncheng ShangShang (6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Pablo CuevasCuevas – Pablo AndujarAndujar (3-2 ret.) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Fernando VerdascoVerdasco – Dusan LajovicLajovic (2-3) – H2H and prediction
- Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas – Juan Ignacio LonderoIgnacio Londero (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Facundo BagnisBagnis – Fabio FogniniFognini (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Federico CoriaCoria – Christian GarinGarin (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan – Federico DelbonisDelbonis (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Laslo DjereDjere (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues AlvesMeligeni Rodrigues Alves – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Benoit PairePaire (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sebastian BaezBaez – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (2-0) – H2H and prediction
