RIO DE JANEIRO DRAW. Fernando Verdasco’s prediction with Lajovic next. H2H and rankings

Rio de Janeiro draw - Fernando Verdasco. See the draw preview and prediction with Dusan Lajovic, Cristian Garin, Pablo Carreno-Busta, Matteo Berrettini, Casper Ruud in the Rio Open.

Fernando Verdasco Stats info

Fernando Verdasco is about to kick off his run in the draw in Rio de Janeiro. Verdasco will try to conquer the title after he was the runner-up once in 2018.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Fernando Verdasco’s projected draw with the plausible opponents in Rio Open. The Spaniard has a negative record (4-9) against the presumable opposition.

R1 – Dusan Lajovic (39) – H2H 2-3
R2 – Cristian Garin (19) – H2H 0-2
or Federico Coria (63) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Pablo Carreno-Busta (18) – H2H 2-3
or Fabio Fognini (38) – H2H 4-3
1/2 – Matteo Berrettini (6) – H2H 0-1
or Carlos Alcaraz Garfia (29) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Casper Ruud (8) – H2H 0-0
or Diego Sebastian Schwartzman (14) – H2H 0-4
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R1 – Dusan Lajovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-2 for Dusan Lajovic

30 - 30win/loss in 2024

Rank
80
High
23
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
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
2019 22-28 7-12 13-10 2-4 0-2 0-0
2018 39-29 15-9 20-14 3-4 1-2 0-0
2017 37-33 16-11 17-16 2-4 2-2 0-0
2016 28-31 8-11 16-13 4-4 0-3 0-0
2015 38-29 1-6 28-17 9-3 0-3 0-0

Dusan Lajovic has a 3-6 win-loss record in 2022, 1-1 on clay. In the last 14 years, the Serbian has a 269-179 record on clay (Click here to see full career record).

H2H Fernando Verdasco vs. Dusan Lajovic

This would be the 6th time that Fernando Verdasco and Dusan Lajovic square off. The head to head is 3-2 for Lajovic (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on clay in major tournaments.

R2 – Cristian Garin’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Cristian Garin

18 - 23win/loss in 2024

Rank
85
High
17
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 18-23 4-5 9-11 1-4 4-3 0-0
2021 21-18 2-6 15-9 1-2 3-1 0-0
2020 18-12 2-7 15-4 1-1 0-0 0-0
2019 34-27 8-11 20-9 4-4 2-3 0-0
2018 53-22 12-5 38-15 0-1 3-1 0-0
2017 22-23 12-8 7-13 0-1 3-1 0-0
2016 43-24 0-0 43-21 0-3 0-0 0-0
2015 35-27 2-1 33-26 0-0 0-0 0-0

Cristian Garin has a 3-4 record in 2022, 0-1 on clay. Regarding the last 11 years, the Chilean has a 269-144 record on clay (Click here to see full career record).

H2H Fernando Verdasco vs. Cristian Garin

This would be the 3rd time that Fernando Verdasco and Cristian Garin clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Garin (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Fernando Verdasco may face Federico Coria. Their head to head record is 0-0.

1/4 – Pablo Carreno-Busta’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-2 for Pablo Carreno-Busta

37 - 25win/loss in 2024

Rank
13
High
10
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 37-25 19-8 11-9 5-5 2-3 0-0
2021 38-18 14-8 17-4 5-4 2-2 0-0
2020 20-12 9-5 4-2 7-5 0-0 0-0
2019 36-22 20-7 7-9 7-4 2-2 0-0
2018 31-22 17-9 14-10 0-2 0-1 0-0
2017 36-26 14-10 20-9 2-7 0-0 0-0
2016 41-26 13-10 20-12 8-2 0-2 0-0
2015 37-31 6-7 29-18 2-4 0-2 0-0

Pablo Carreno-Busta has a 7-2 win-loss record in 2022, but he has not competed as yet on clay.

H2H Fernando Verdasco vs. Pablo Carreno-Busta

This would be the 6th time that Fernando Verdasco and Pablo Carreno-Busta face off. The head to head is 3-2 for Carreno-Busta (see full H2H stats), but Verdasco leads 2-1 on clay in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Fernando Verdasco could fight against Fabio Fognini. Their H2H is 4-3 for Fernando Verdasco.

1/2 – Matteo Berrettini’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Matteo Berrettini

32 - 12win/loss in 2024

Rank
16
High
6
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 32-12 15-9 4-2 4-1 9-0 0-0
2021 41-12 14-5 13-4 3-2 11-1 0-0
2020 9-6 5-3 4-2 0-1 0-0 0-0
2019 48-25 15-10 12-4 9-9 12-2 0-0
2018 44-28 17-12 14-8 9-4 4-4 0-0
2017 45-19 23-8 12-8 3-2 0-0 7-1
2016 17-10 0-0 12-4 0-4 0-0 5-2
2015 44-20 32-12 10-6 0-1 0-0 2-1

Matteo Berrettini has a 6-3 record in 2022, but he has not played yet on clay.

Matteo’s most significant result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in at the Australian Open .

H2H Fernando Verdasco vs. Matteo Berrettini

This would be the 2nd time that Fernando Verdasco and Matteo Berrettini face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Berrettini (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Fernando Verdasco may compete against Carlos Alcaraz Garfia. Their head to head record is 0-0.

Final – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

51 - 22win/loss in 2024

Rank
3
High
2
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 51-22 18-8 25-7 7-5 1-2 0-0
2021 57-17 16-6 28-5 11-4 2-2 0-0
2020 22-13 4-5 17-6 1-2 0-0 0-0
2019 44-31 8-10 27-13 9-7 0-1 0-0
2018 43-29 19-9 19-18 5-1 0-1 0-0
2017 30-32 3-6 22-23 5-3 0-0 0-0
2016 56-19 5-4 46-13 5-2 0-0 0-0
2015 13-7 0-1 6-2 7-4 0-0 0-0

Casper Ruud has a 6-1 record in 2022, 4-0 on clay. In connection to the last 8 years, the Norwegian has a 169-80 record on clay (Click here to see full career record).

His best achievement of the season was winning the title in Buenos Aires where he defeated Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the final 5-7 6-2 6-3.

H2H Fernando Verdasco vs. Casper Ruud

There is no head to head record between Fernando Verdasco and Casper Ruud since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Fernando Verdasco could play Diego Sebastian Schwartzman. Their H2H is 4-0 for Diego Sebastian Schwartzman.