QF US Open 2009

Novak Djokovic #4 def. Fernando Verdasco #10

7-6(2) 1-6 7-5 6-2

Novak Djokovic defeated Fernando Verdasco 7-6(2) 1-6 7-5 6-2 in the 2009 US Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicFernando Verdasco
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
95
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
48
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
67.4%55.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
71.0%69.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
51.1%48.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
71.4%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.5%59.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%28.6%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.2%35.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.1%46.9%
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.
+1.1-3.6
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.
+3.6-1.1

* 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

FieldNovak DjokovicFernando Verdasco
Country SRB ESP
Birth dateMay 22, 1987Nov 15, 1983
Age2225
Height188 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)410
Ranking points (entering)7,6603,220
Elo (entering)2,1782,045
Current career W-L1,146–232549–442
Current career earnings$195,605,543$18,368,908
Pre-match H2H

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Radek Stepanek #166-1 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 8, 2009R16
Jesse Witten #2766-7(2) 6-3 7-6(2) 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 2009R32
Carsten Ball #1556-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 2009R64
Ivan Ljubicic #516-3 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2009R128

Novak Djokovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Federer #16-7(3) 5-7 5-7LH2HMatch dataSep 12, 2009SF

Fernando Verdasco's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Isner #554-6 6-4 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 8, 2009R16
Tommy Haas #213-6 7-5 7-6(8) 1-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 2009R32
Florent Serra #616-3 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 2009R64
Benjamin Becker #457-5 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2009R128