R64 Australian Open 2013

Fernando Verdasco #24 def. Xavier Malisse #55

6-1 6-3 6-2

Fernando Verdasco defeated Xavier Malisse 6-1 6-3 6-2 in the 2013 Australian Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatFernando VerdascoXavier Malisse
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
23
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
35
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
70.3%48.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.3%59.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
63.6%31.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%46.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.2%45.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
53.3%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
54.9%33.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
60.0%40.0%
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.
+2.9-18.3
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.
+18.3-2.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2013 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldFernando VerdascoXavier Malisse
Country ESP BEL
Birth dateNov 15, 1983Jul 19, 1980
Age2932
Height188 cm185 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2455
Ranking points (entering)1,445791
Elo (entering)1,8971,815
Current career W-L549–442282–266
Current career earnings$18,368,908$5,702,871
Pre-match H2H

Path

Fernando Verdasco's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Goffin #496-3 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2013R128

Fernando Verdasco's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kevin Anderson #316-4 3-6 6-4 6-7(4) 2-6LH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2013R32

Xavier Malisse's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Pablo Andujar #456-3 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2013R128