Fernando Verdasco #15 def. Mario Ancic #35

6-2 6-3

Fernando Verdasco defeated Mario Ancic 6-2 6-3 in the 2009 Brisbane International second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatFernando VerdascoMario Ancic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
62
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
10
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
73.6%60.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
84.6%60.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.1%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%40.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
77.4%56.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
60.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.6%22.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
60.2%39.8%
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.
+13.9-7.1
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.
+7.1-13.9

* 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 VerdascoMario Ancic
Country ESP CRO
Birth dateNov 15, 1983Mar 30, 1984
Age2524
Height188 cm196 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1535
Ranking points (entering)2,8301,800
Elo (entering)1,8781,930
Current career W-L549–442193–125
Current career earnings$18,368,908$4,024,686
Pre-match H2H
Fernando Verdasco #15 0 – 2 Mario Ancic #35

Path

Fernando Verdasco's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bernard Tomic #7646-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 7, 2009R32

Fernando Verdasco's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Florent Serra #604-6 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 10, 2009QF

Mario Ancic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Amer Delic #1317-6(2) 6-7(4) 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataJan 7, 2009R32