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
Aces51
Double faults11
First serve %6659
First serve points won %6541
Second serve points won %7547
Break points saved %6717
Break points converted %8333
Service points won %6843
Return points won %5732
Total points won %6238

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