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Novak Djokovic #3 def. Fernando Verdasco #8

6-2 4-6 6-3

Match Information

Date	Apr 18, 2009*
Tournament	Monte Carlo Masters
Category	Masters 1000
Surface	Clay
Round	QF
Winner	Novak Djokovic
Score	6-2 4-6 6-3
Loser	Fernando Verdasco
Duration	2h 18m

Stat	Novak Djokovic	Fernando Verdasco
Aces	4	2
Double faults	5	5
First serve %	62	68
First serve points won %	78	61
Second serve points won %	52	54
Break points saved %	67	60
Break points converted %	40	33
Service points won %	68	59
Return points won %	41	32
Total points won %	55	45

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Novak Djokovic	Fernando Verdasco
Country	SRB	ESP
Birth date	May 22, 1987	Nov 15, 1983
Age	21	25
Height	188	188
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	3	8
Ranking points (entering)	9,010	3,760
Elo (entering)	2,147	2,051
Career W-L	1,122–223	549–441
Career earnings	$193,469,626	$18,368,908

Pre-match H2H

Novak Djokovic 2 – 2 Fernando Verdasco

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 17, 2009	R16	Albert Montanes	6-1 6-7(4) 6-0	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 15, 2009	R32	Oscar Hernandez	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Novak Djokovic's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 18, 2009	SF	Stan Wawrinka	4-6 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Fernando Verdasco's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 17, 2009	R16	David Ferrer	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 15, 2009	R32	Philipp Kohlschreiber	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data