R16 Australian Open 2009

Fernando Verdasco #15 def. Andy Murray #4

2-6 6-1 1-6 6-3 6-4

Fernando Verdasco defeated Andy Murray 2-6 6-1 1-6 6-3 6-4 in the 2009 Australian Open fourth round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatFernando VerdascoAndy Murray
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
107
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
63
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
74.1%60.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
69.0%63.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
34.3%54.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
61.5%70.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
60.0%60.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
29.4%38.5%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.0%40.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
49.8%50.2%
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.
-3.4-3.4
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.
+3.4+3.4

* 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 VerdascoAndy Murray
Country ESP GBR
Birth dateNov 15, 1983May 15, 1987
Age2521
Height188 cm191 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)154
Ranking points (entering)2,8307,190
Elo (entering)1,9392,224
Current career W-L549–442715–265
Current career earnings$18,368,908$64,687,542
Pre-match H2H

Path

Fernando Verdasco's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Radek Stepanek #236-4 6-0 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 2009R32
Arnaud Clement #896-1 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2009R64
Adrian Mannarino #1296-0 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2009R128

Fernando Verdasco's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #77-6(2) 3-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 29, 2009QF

Andy Murray's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jurgen Melzer #327-5 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 2009R32
Marcel Granollers #516-4 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2009R64
Andrei Pavel #11416-2 3-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2009R128