QF Australian Open 2009

Fernando Verdasco #15 def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #7

7-6(2) 3-6 6-3 6-2

Fernando Verdasco defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6(2) 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the 2009 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatFernando VerdascoJo-Wilfried Tsonga
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
79
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
33
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
77.4%64.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
68.9%71.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
60.0%48.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
84.6%0.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.9%63.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
100.0%15.4%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
36.4%33.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.1%46.9%
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.
+3.5+0.2
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.
-0.2-3.5

* 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

FieldFernando VerdascoJo-Wilfried Tsonga
Country ESP FRA
Birth dateNov 15, 1983Apr 17, 1985
Age2523
Height188 cm188 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)157
Ranking points (entering)2,8303,995
Elo (entering)1,9792,046
Current career W-L549–442449–230
Current career earnings$18,368,908$22,524,073
Pre-match H2H

Path

Fernando Verdasco's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andy Murray #42-6 6-1 1-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 27, 2009R16
Radek Stepanek #236-4 6-0 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 2009R32
Arnaud Clement #896-1 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2009R64
Adrian Mannarino #1296-0 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2009R128

Fernando Verdasco's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rafael Nadal #17-6(4) 4-6 6-7(2) 7-6(1) 4-6LH2HMatch dataJan 31, 2009SF

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
James Blake #106-4 6-4 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataJan 27, 2009R16
Dudi Sela #1066-4 6-2 1-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 2009R32
Ivan Ljubicic #556-7(4) 7-6(8) 7-6(7) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2009R64
Juan Monaco #496-4 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2009R128