SF Valencia 2009

Andy Murray #4 def. Fernando Verdasco #8

6-3 2-6 6-3

Andy Murray defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-3 2-6 6-3 in the 2009 Valencia semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAndy MurrayFernando Verdasco
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
55
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
43
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
48.3%54.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
69.0%75.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.8%47.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%62.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
63.2%62.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
37.5%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.8%36.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.6%48.4%
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.
-0.2-1.3
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.
+1.3+0.2

* 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

FieldAndy MurrayFernando Verdasco
Country GBR ESP
Birth dateMay 15, 1987Nov 15, 1983
Age2225
Height191 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)48
Ranking points (entering)6,6403,225
Elo (entering)2,2142,047
Current career W-L715–265549–442
Current career earnings$64,687,542$18,368,908
Pre-match H2H

Path

Andy Murray's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Albert Montanes #346-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataNov 7, 2009QF
Leonardo Mayer #646-4 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 6, 2009R16
Daniel Gimeno-Traver #776-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataNov 5, 2009R32

Andy Murray's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mikhail Youzhny #236-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataNov 8, 2009F

Fernando Verdasco's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tommy Robredo #156-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataNov 7, 2009QF
Janko Tipsarevic #396-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 6, 2009R16
Oscar Hernandez #756-1 0-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataNov 5, 2009R32