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Fernando Verdasco #23 def. Juan Ignacio Chela #42

7-5 4-6 6-3 7-5

Match Information

Date May 29, 2008*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR64
Winner Fernando Verdasco
Score7-5 4-6 6-3 7-5
Loser Juan Ignacio Chela
Duration3h 26m
StatFernando VerdascoJuan Ignacio Chela
Aces52
Double faults103
First serve %6971
First serve points won %6450
Second serve points won %3957
Break points saved %6058
Break points converted %4240
Service points won %5652
Return points won %4844
Total points won %5248

Pre-match Comparison

FieldFernando VerdascoJuan Ignacio Chela
Country ESP ARG
Birth dateNov 15, 1983Aug 30, 1979
Age2428
Height188190
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2342
Ranking points (entering)1,240805
Elo (entering)1,8381,755
Career W-L549–441306–268
Career earnings$18,368,908$6,572,494
Pre-match H2H
Fernando Verdasco 3 3 Juan Ignacio Chela

Path

Fernando Verdasco's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 27, 2008R128 Santiago Ventura 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-7(6) 6-1WH2HMatch data

Fernando Verdasco's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 31, 2008R32 Mikhail Youzhny 7-6(5) 5-7 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch data

Juan Ignacio Chela's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 27, 2008R128 John Isner 2-6 3-6 7-5 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data