R16 Barcelona Open 2009

Fernando Verdasco #7 def. Tomas Berdych #28

7-5 5-7 6-4

Fernando Verdasco defeated Tomas Berdych 7-5 5-7 6-4 in the 2009 Barcelona Open third round on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatFernando VerdascoTomas Berdych
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
37
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
12
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
83.5%63.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.1%72.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
86.7%51.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%69.2%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
70.3%64.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
30.8%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
35.3%29.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.8%48.2%
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.
+6.9+1.3
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.
-1.3-6.9

* 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 VerdascoTomas Berdych
Country ESP CZE
Birth dateNov 15, 1983Sep 17, 1985
Age2523
Height188 cm196 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)728
Ranking points (entering)3,7901,780
Elo (entering)2,0461,856
Current career W-L549–442599–324
Current career earnings$18,368,908$29,491,328
Pre-match H2H

Path

Fernando Verdasco's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Lapentti #747-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 23, 2009R32

Fernando Verdasco's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fernando Gonzalez #143-6 6-4 4-6LH2HMatch dataApr 25, 2009QF

Tomas Berdych's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Oscar Hernandez #686-2 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 23, 2009R32
Martin Vassallo Arguello #485-2 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataApr 22, 2009R64