Michael Berrer #134 def. Carsten Ball #203

6-2 6-4 6-3

Michael Berrer defeated Carsten Ball 6-2 6-4 6-3 in the 2009 Australian Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 21, 2009*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2009
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: R128
Duration: 1h 45m

Match Statistics

Stat	Michael Berrer	Carsten Ball
Aces	8	12
Double faults	3	6
First serve %	52	59
First serve points won %	79	57
Second serve points won %	53	33
Break points saved %	62	69
Break points converted %	31	38
Service points won %	66	47
Return points won %	53	34
Total points won %	58	42

Player Comparison

Field	Michael Berrer	Carsten Ball
Country	GER	AUS
Birth date	Jul 1, 1980	Jun 20, 1987
Age	28	21
Height	193 cm	198 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	134	203
Ranking points (entering)	684	414
Elo (entering)	1,593	1,476
Current career W-L	88–143	8–12
Current career earnings	$2,766,701	$671,061

Pre-match H2H

Michael Berrer #134 0 – 0 Carsten Ball #203

Path

Michael Berrer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Benedikt Dorsch #173	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 2009	Q3
Matthew Ebden #333	6-4 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 2009	Q2
Tobias Kamke #244	3-6 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 2009	Q1

Michael Berrer's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Radek Stepanek #23	3-6 2-6 7-6(3) 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 2009	R64

Carsten Ball's path

No prior matches in this tournament.