R32 Australian Open 2009

Fernando Verdasco #15 def. Radek Stepanek #23

6-4 6-0 6-0

Fernando Verdasco defeated Radek Stepanek 6-4 6-0 6-0 in the 2009 Australian Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatFernando VerdascoRadek Stepanek
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
12
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
25
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
81.2%57.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
71.4%42.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
46.2%30.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
80.0%55.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.7%37.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
45.0%20.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
62.4%33.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
64.3%35.7%
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.
+3.2-25.8
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.
+25.8-3.2

* 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 VerdascoRadek Stepanek
Country ESP CZE
Birth dateNov 15, 1983Nov 27, 1978
Age2530
Height188 cm186 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1523
Ranking points (entering)2,8302,360
Elo (entering)1,9161,904
Current career W-L549–442366–285
Current career earnings$18,368,908$11,343,464
Pre-match H2H

Path

Fernando Verdasco's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arnaud Clement #896-1 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2009R64
Adrian Mannarino #1296-0 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2009R128

Fernando Verdasco's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andy Murray #42-6 6-1 1-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 27, 2009R16

Radek Stepanek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Michael Berrer #1346-3 6-2 6-7(3) 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2009R64
Nicolas Lapentti #863-6 6-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2009R128