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

Date: Jan 29, 2009*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2009
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 2h 44m

Match Statistics

Stat	Fernando Verdasco	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Aces	7	9
Double faults	3	3
First serve %	77	65
First serve points won %	69	72
Second serve points won %	60	49
Break points saved %	85	0
Break points converted %	100	15
Service points won %	67	64
Return points won %	36	33
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Fernando Verdasco	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Country	ESP	FRA
Birth date	Nov 15, 1983	Apr 17, 1985
Age	25	23
Height	188 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	15	7
Ranking points (entering)	2,830	3,995
Elo (entering)	1,979	2,046
Current career W-L	549–442	449–230
Current career earnings	$18,368,908	$22,524,073

Pre-match H2H

Fernando Verdasco #15 0 – 0 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #7

Path

Fernando Verdasco's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andy Murray #4	2-6 6-1 1-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 27, 2009	R16
Radek Stepanek #23	6-4 6-0 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 2009	R32
Arnaud Clement #89	6-1 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 2009	R64
Adrian Mannarino #129	6-0 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 21, 2009	R128

Fernando Verdasco's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Rafael Nadal #1	7-6(4) 4-6 6-7(2) 7-6(1) 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 31, 2009	SF

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
James Blake #10	6-4 6-4 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 27, 2009	R16
Dudi Sela #106	6-4 6-2 1-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 2009	R32
Ivan Ljubicic #55	6-7(4) 7-6(8) 7-6(7) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 2009	R64
Juan Monaco #49	6-4 6-4 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 21, 2009	R128