Fernando Verdasco #30 def. Rainer Schuettler #88

7-6(7) 4-6 6-1

Fernando Verdasco defeated Rainer Schuettler 7-6(7) 4-6 6-1 in the 2008 Dubai Tennis Championships first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatFernando VerdascoRainer Schuettler
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
124
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
15
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
72.6%59.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.4%74.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.7%54.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%0.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
70.5%66.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
100.0%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
33.7%29.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.0%47.0%
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.
+7.3+3.0
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.
-3.0-7.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldFernando VerdascoRainer Schuettler
Country ESP GER
Birth dateNov 15, 1983Apr 25, 1976
Age2431
Height188 cm180 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3088
Ranking points (entering)1,050474
Elo (entering)1,8131,653
Current career W-L549–442315–326
Current career earnings$18,368,908$7,407,508
Pre-match H2H

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.