R64 US Open 2008

Fernando Verdasco #13 def. Rui Machado #200

6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-4 6-7(6) 6-0

Fernando Verdasco defeated Rui Machado 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-4 6-7(6) 6-0 in the 2008 US Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatFernando VerdascoRui Machado
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
45
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
33
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
77.3%62.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
71.4%66.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
59.0%47.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
57.1%58.8%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.6%59.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
41.2%42.9%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.6%31.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.8%46.2%
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.
+5.4-3.9
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.
+3.9-5.4

* 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 VerdascoRui Machado
Country ESP POR
Birth dateNov 15, 1983Apr 10, 1984
Age2424
Height188 cm178 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)13200
Ranking points (entering)1,440199
Elo (entering)1,8851,577
Current career W-L549–44213–37
Current career earnings$18,368,908$900,563
Pre-match H2H
Fernando Verdasco #13 0 – 0 Rui Machado #200

Path

Fernando Verdasco's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Igor Kunitsyn #726-3 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 2008R128

Fernando Verdasco's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Igor Andreev #232-6 4-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataAug 31, 2008R32

Rui Machado's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rik De Voest #1486-4 7-6(7) 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 2008R128
Flavio Cipolla #1427-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 26, 2008Q3
Nicolas Massu #1216-2 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 26, 2008Q2
Eric Nunez #6296-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 25, 2008Q1