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

Date: Sep 10, 2009*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 2009
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 3h 5m

Match Statistics

Stat	Novak Djokovic	Fernando Verdasco
Aces	9	5
Double faults	4	8
First serve %	67.0%	56.0%
First serve points won %	71.0%	69.0%
Second serve points won %	51.0%	48.0%
Break points saved %	71.0%	67.0%
Break points converted %	33.0%	29.0%
Service points won %	64.0%	60.0%
Return points won %	40.0%	36.0%
Total points won %	53.0%	47.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Novak Djokovic	Fernando Verdasco
Country	SRB	ESP
Birth date	May 22, 1987	Nov 15, 1983
Age	22	25
Height	188 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	4	10
Ranking points (entering)	7,660	3,220
Elo (entering)	2,178	2,045
Current career W-L	1,141–231	549–442
Current career earnings	$194,691,590	$18,368,908

Pre-match H2H

Novak Djokovic #4 3 – 2 Fernando Verdasco #10

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Radek Stepanek #16	6-1 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 8, 2009	R16
Jesse Witten #276	6-7(2) 6-3 7-6(2) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 6, 2009	R32
Carsten Ball #155	6-3 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 2009	R64
Ivan Ljubicic #51	6-3 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 2009	R128

Novak Djokovic's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roger Federer #1	6-7(3) 5-7 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 12, 2009	SF

Fernando Verdasco's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Isner #55	4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 8, 2009	R16
Tommy Haas #21	3-6 7-5 7-6(8) 1-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 6, 2009	R32
Florent Serra #61	6-3 6-0 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 2009	R64
Benjamin Becker #45	7-5 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 2009	R128