QF New Haven 2009

Fernando Verdasco #10 def. Jurgen Melzer #38

6-3 6-1

Fernando Verdasco defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-3 6-1 in the 2009 New Haven quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatFernando VerdascoJurgen Melzer
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
51
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
11
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.0%58.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
64.5%40.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
75.0%47.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%16.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.1%43.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
83.3%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
56.5%31.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
62.4%37.6%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+4.7-19.9
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+19.9-4.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldFernando VerdascoJurgen Melzer
Country ESP AUT
Birth dateNov 15, 1983May 22, 1981
Age2528
Height188 cm183 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1038
Ranking points (entering)3,0151,160
Elo (entering)1,9551,838
Current career W-L549–442331–307
Current career earnings$18,368,908$10,739,212
Pre-match H2H

Path

Fernando Verdasco's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andreas Seppi #487-6(3) 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 2009R16
Paul Capdeville #886-0 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 26, 2009R32

Fernando Verdasco's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Igor Andreev #307-6(4) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataAug 28, 2009SF

Jurgen Melzer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Victor Hanescu #297-6(5) 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 2009R16
Pablo Cuevas #696-2 3-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataAug 26, 2009R32