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Fernando Verdasco #11 def. Denis Istomin #96

6-3 2-6 6-4

Match Information

Date	Feb 13, 2010*
Tournament	San Jose
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	SF
Winner	Fernando Verdasco
Score	6-3 2-6 6-4
Loser	Denis Istomin
Duration	1h 43m

Stat	Fernando Verdasco	Denis Istomin
Aces	6	4
Double faults	6	0
First serve %	72	61
First serve points won %	77	76
Second serve points won %	41	52
Break points saved %	50	40
Break points converted %	60	50
Service points won %	67	67
Return points won %	33	33
Total points won %	51	49

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Fernando Verdasco	Denis Istomin
Country	ESP	UZB
Birth date	Nov 15, 1983	Sep 7, 1986
Age	26	23
Height	188	188
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	11	96
Ranking points (entering)	2,760	540
Elo (entering)	2,014	1,718
Career W-L	549–441	191–245
Career earnings	$18,368,908	$6,339,469

Pre-match H2H

Fernando Verdasco 0 – 0 Denis Istomin

Path

Fernando Verdasco's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 13, 2010	QF	Ricardas Berankis	6-3 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 12, 2010	R16	Benjamin Becker	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 11, 2010	R32	Yen-Hsun Lu	6-3 6-7(6) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Fernando Verdasco's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 14, 2010	F	Andy Roddick	3-6 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Denis Istomin's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 13, 2010	QF	Philipp Kohlschreiber	6-1 1-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 12, 2010	R16	Tommy Haas	7-6(3) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 11, 2010	R32	Ryan Harrison	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data