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Rafael Nadal #1 def. Fernando Verdasco #8

6-4 7-5

Match Information

Date May 16, 2009*
Tournament Madrid Masters
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Rafael Nadal
Score6-4 7-5
Loser Fernando Verdasco
Duration1h 59m
StatRafael NadalFernando Verdasco
Aces15
Double faults17
First serve %7871
First serve points won %6359
Second serve points won %5939
Break points saved %6056
Break points converted %4440
Service points won %6253
Return points won %4738
Total points won %5545

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRafael NadalFernando Verdasco
Country ESP ESP
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Nov 15, 1983
Age2225
Height185188
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)18
Ranking points (entering)15,3603,900
Elo (entering)2,3582,063
Career W-L1,045–225549–441
Career earnings$134,946,100$18,368,908
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal 8 0 Fernando Verdasco

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 15, 2009R16 Philipp Kohlschreiber (w/o)WH2HMatch data
May 13, 2009R32 Jurgen Melzer 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data

Rafael Nadal's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 16, 2009SF Novak Djokovic 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(9)WH2HMatch data

Fernando Verdasco's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 15, 2009R16 Juan Monaco 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 13, 2009R32 Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data