SF Swedish Open 2008

Tomas Berdych #23 def. Fernando Verdasco #13

2-6 6-3 6-2

Tomas Berdych defeated Fernando Verdasco 2-6 6-3 6-2 in the 2008 Swedish Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatTomas BerdychFernando Verdasco
Aces84
Double faults410
First serve %67.0%67.0%
First serve points won %70.0%78.0%
Second serve points won %47.0%26.0%
Break points saved %71.0%50.0%
Break points converted %50.0%29.0%
Service points won %63.0%60.0%
Return points won %40.0%37.0%
Total points won %52.0%48.0%

Player Comparison

FieldTomas BerdychFernando Verdasco
Country CZE ESP
Birth dateSep 17, 1985Nov 15, 1983
Age2224
Height196 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2313
Ranking points (entering)1,1151,375
Elo (entering)1,8871,928
Current career W-L599–324549–442
Current career earnings$29,491,328$18,368,908
Pre-match H2H

Path

Tomas Berdych's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Potito Starace #586-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 12, 2008QF
Thomas Johansson #597-6(2) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 11, 2008R16

Tomas Berdych's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tommy Robredo #174-6 1-6LH2HMatch dataJul 13, 2008F

Fernando Verdasco's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bjorn Rehnquist #2262-6 6-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataJul 12, 2008QF
Ervin Eleskovic #5436-0 4-2 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJul 11, 2008R16