Fernando Verdasco #68 def. Nicolas Massu #36

3-6 6-3 7-5

Fernando Verdasco defeated Nicolas Massu 3-6 6-3 7-5 in the 2005 Austrian Open Kitzbühel semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 30, 2005*
Tournament: Austrian Open Kitzbühel
Edition: 2005
Category: ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 21m

Match Statistics

Stat	Fernando Verdasco	Nicolas Massu
Aces	6	4
Double faults	4	3
First serve %	76	64
First serve points won %	68	60
Second serve points won %	50	56
Break points saved %	57	43
Break points converted %	57	43
Service points won %	63	58
Return points won %	42	37
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Fernando Verdasco	Nicolas Massu
Country	ESP	CHI
Birth date	Nov 15, 1983	Oct 10, 1979
Age	21	25
Height	188 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	68	36
Ranking points (entering)	555	955
Elo (entering)	1,791	1,749
Current career W-L	549–442	226–219
Current career earnings	$18,368,908	$4,344,833

Pre-match H2H

Fernando Verdasco #68 1 – 2 Nicolas Massu #36

Path

Fernando Verdasco's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Victor Hanescu #52	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 30, 2005	QF
Jurgen Melzer #35	1-6 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 29, 2005	R16
Olivier Rochus #33	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 28, 2005	R32
Andreas Seppi #69	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 27, 2005	R64

Fernando Verdasco's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gaston Gaudio #13	6-2 2-6 4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 31, 2005	F

Nicolas Massu's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicolas Lapentti #99	6-4 6-7(0) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 30, 2005	QF
Stefan Koubek #89	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 29, 2005	R16
Daniel Koellerer #215	7-6(5) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 28, 2005	R32