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Radek Stepanek #13 def. Fernando Verdasco #30

6-7(4) 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date	Jul 5, 2006*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R16
Winner	Radek Stepanek
Score	6-7(4) 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-2
Loser	Fernando Verdasco
Duration	3h 35m

Stat	Radek Stepanek	Fernando Verdasco
Aces	21	7
Double faults	9	8
First serve %	62	77
First serve points won %	75	67
Second serve points won %	60	42
Break points saved %	77	60
Break points converted %	40	23
Service points won %	69	62
Return points won %	38	31
Total points won %	53	47

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Radek Stepanek	Fernando Verdasco
Country	CZE	ESP
Birth date	Nov 27, 1978	Nov 15, 1983
Age	27	22
Height	186	188
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	13	30
Ranking points (entering)	1,710	1,045
Elo (entering)	1,877	1,847
Career W-L	366–283	549–441
Career earnings	$11,343,464	$18,368,908

Pre-match H2H

Radek Stepanek 1 – 0 Fernando Verdasco

Path

Radek Stepanek's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 2, 2006	R32	Juan Carlos Ferrero	5-7 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2 11-9	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 30, 2006	R64	Xavier Malisse	6-3 6-7(4) 7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 28, 2006	R128	Frank Dancevic	7-6(4) 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Radek Stepanek's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 7, 2006	QF	Jonas Bjorkman	6-7(3) 6-4 7-6(5) 6-7(7) 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

Fernando Verdasco's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 2, 2006	R32	David Nalbandian	7-6(9) 7-6(9) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 30, 2006	R64	Benjamin Becker	6-4 6-7(7) 4-6 6-3 9-7	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 28, 2006	R128	Vincent Spadea	3-6 6-4 7-6(1) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data