Novak Djokovic #3 def. Fernando Verdasco #8

6-2 4-6 6-3

Novak Djokovic defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the 2009 Monte-Carlo Masters quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicFernando Verdasco
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
42
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
55
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.1%68.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.8%60.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
51.5%53.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
67.8%58.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.5%32.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.0%45.0%
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.
+4.4-4.9
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.
+4.9-4.4

* 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

FieldNovak DjokovicFernando Verdasco
Country SRB ESP
Birth dateMay 22, 1987Nov 15, 1983
Age2125
Height188 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)38
Ranking points (entering)9,0103,760
Elo (entering)2,1542,052
Current career W-L1,146–232549–442
Current career earnings$195,605,543$18,368,908
Pre-match H2H

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Albert Montanes #366-1 6-7(4) 6-0WH2HMatch dataApr 17, 2009R16
Oscar Hernandez #656-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 15, 2009R32

Novak Djokovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stan Wawrinka #164-6 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 18, 2009SF

Fernando Verdasco's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Ferrer #126-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 17, 2009R16
Philipp Kohlschreiber #346-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 15, 2009R32