By Nick Georgandis
Fernando Verdasco’s stunning victory over Rafael Nadal in the third round of Madrid by the numbers.
0-13: Verdasco’s record vs. Nadal prior to Thursday.
2004: The last time Nadal lost this early at Madrid. He was ranked No. 50 that season, falling to No. 23 Vincent Spadea in the second round, 4-6, 6-4, 3-6.
31: Number of matches since Nadal’s last loss to a player outside the Top 10. He was upset by Gael Monfils of France, at the time ranked 16th, in the semifinals of Doha to start the 2012 season.
63: Number of matches since Nadal’s last loss to a player outside the Top 10 on clay. He was upset by then-No. 25 Robin Soderling 2-6, 7-6(2), 4-6, 6-7(2) in the fourth round at Roland Garros in 2009.
8: Number of matches since Fernando Verdasco beat a player in the Top 5. He upset No. 2 Novak Djokvic in the quarterfinals at Rome in 2010, 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-4.
.927: Nadal’s new all-time winning percentage on clay following a 2-1 tournament. His winning percentage fell from .931 and his overall record to 243-19.
.000229927: Bjorn Borg’s “new” lead over Nadal in career winning percentage on clay. At 243-19, Borg has a career mark of 92.7710843% while Nadal has “slipped” to 92.7480916%.