Fernando Verdasco #15 def. Paul-Henri Mathieu #31

6-2 6-1

Fernando Verdasco defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-2 6-1 in the 2009 Brisbane International semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 10, 2009*
Tournament: Brisbane International
Edition: 2009
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 16m

Match Statistics

Stat	Fernando Verdasco	Paul-Henri Mathieu
Aces	4	0
Double faults	2	3
First serve %	76	53
First serve points won %	74	59
Second serve points won %	42	25
Break points saved %	75	38
Break points converted %	62	25
Service points won %	66	43
Return points won %	57	34
Total points won %	61	39

Player Comparison

Field	Fernando Verdasco	Paul-Henri Mathieu
Country	ESP	FRA
Birth date	Nov 15, 1983	Jan 12, 1982
Age	25	26
Height	188 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	15	31
Ranking points (entering)	2,830	2,000
Elo (entering)	1,906	1,819
Current career W-L	549–442	271–298
Current career earnings	$18,368,908	$6,299,093

Pre-match H2H

Fernando Verdasco #15 4 – 0 Paul-Henri Mathieu #31

Path

Fernando Verdasco's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Florent Serra #60	4-6 6-0 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 10, 2009	QF
Mario Ancic #35	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 9, 2009	R16
Bernard Tomic #764	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 7, 2009	R32

Fernando Verdasco's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Radek Stepanek #26	6-3 3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 11, 2009	F

Paul-Henri Mathieu's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Kei Nishikori #61	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 10, 2009	QF
Ernests Gulbis #53	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 9, 2009	R16
Teymuraz Gabashvili #65	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 7, 2009	R32