Fernando Verdasco #15 def. Florent Serra #60

4-6 6-0 6-3

Fernando Verdasco defeated Florent Serra 4-6 6-0 6-3 in the 2009 Brisbane International quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatFernando VerdascoFlorent Serra
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
73
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
24
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
83.5%65.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
74.2%60.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
53.8%44.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
85.7%55.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
70.9%55.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
44.4%14.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.7%29.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.3%42.7%
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.
+7.5-8.1
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.
+8.1-7.5

* 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 VerdascoFlorent Serra
Country ESP FRA
Birth dateNov 15, 1983Feb 28, 1981
Age2527
Height188 cm180 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1560
Ranking points (entering)2,8301,324
Elo (entering)1,8971,734
Current career W-L549–442123–170
Current career earnings$18,368,908$2,969,796
Pre-match H2H

Path

Fernando Verdasco's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mario Ancic #356-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 9, 2009R16
Bernard Tomic #7646-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 7, 2009R32

Fernando Verdasco's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Paul-Henri Mathieu #316-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 10, 2009SF

Florent Serra's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jurgen Melzer #326-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 9, 2009R16
Juan Carlos Ferrero #526-3 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataJan 7, 2009R32