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Janko Tipsarevic #49 def. Fernando Verdasco #28

7-5 7-6(3) 7-6(3)

Match Information

Date Jan 17, 2008*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Janko Tipsarevic
Score7-5 7-6(3) 7-6(3)
Loser Fernando Verdasco
Duration2h 40m
StatJanko TipsarevicFernando Verdasco
Aces815
Double faults26
First serve %6573
First serve points won %7671
Second serve points won %5943
Break points saved %033
Break points converted %67100
Service points won %7064
Return points won %3630
Total points won %5347

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJanko TipsarevicFernando Verdasco
Country SRB ESP
Birth dateJun 22, 1984Nov 15, 1983
Age2324
Height180188
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4928
Ranking points (entering)6571,050
Elo (entering)1,7381,863
Career W-L245–240549–441
Career earnings$8,616,024$18,368,908
Pre-match H2H
Janko Tipsarevic 0 0 Fernando Verdasco

Path

Janko Tipsarevic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 16, 2008R128 Joseph Sirianni 7-5 6-2 6-7(6) 0-6 6-0WH2HMatch data

Janko Tipsarevic's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 20, 2008R32 Roger Federer 7-6(5) 6-7(1) 7-5 1-6 8-10LH2HMatch data

Fernando Verdasco's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 16, 2008R128 Thierry Ascione 6-4 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch data