Sam Querrey upsets Verdasco in the quarter in Eastbourne

Sam Querrey upsets Fernando Verdasco 7-6⁴ 6-2 in the quarter in Eastbourne on Thursday.

Match Report, stats, and key facts

1^st set.

The set went straight to the tiebreak as there was no breaks. Eventually Querrey won the breaker at 4.

2^nd set.

Querrey had a head start at the beginning of the set to break Verdasco in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Sam increased his lead later on after breaking Fernando in the 8^th (6-2) game before managing to win the set.

At the end of the match, Querrey scored 81 points vs. Verdasco’s 61 points.

Querrey served pretty well to win 95% of the points (36/38) behind his first serve, and he won 53% points (9/17) on his second serve. Querrey was battling in converting his break points because he converted only 18% (2/11).

On the other side, Fernando wasn’t able to conquer any break point. That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Querrey and Verdasco is 5-1 for Sam.

Prediction and head to head Sam Querrey vs. Thomas Fabbiano

Querrey will face Fabbiano in the semifinal.

This will be the 2^nd time that Sam Querrey and Thomas Fabbiano clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Querrey (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on grass.

The last time that they squared off, Querrey won 7-6⁵ 7-5 6-2 in the 1^st round in Wimbledon back in 2017.