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

Match Statistics

StatFernando VerdascoPaul-Henri Mathieu
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
40
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
23
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
76.0%53.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
73.7%59.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
41.7%25.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%37.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.0%43.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
62.5%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
56.7%34.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
60.9%39.1%
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.
+2.6-20.1
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.
+20.1-2.6

* 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 VerdascoPaul-Henri Mathieu
Country ESP FRA
Birth dateNov 15, 1983Jan 12, 1982
Age2526
Height188 cm185 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1531
Ranking points (entering)2,8302,000
Elo (entering)1,9061,819
Current career W-L549–442271–298
Current career earnings$18,368,908$6,299,093
Pre-match H2H

Path

Fernando Verdasco's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Florent Serra #604-6 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 10, 2009QF
Mario Ancic #356-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 9, 2009R16
Bernard Tomic #7646-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 7, 2009R32

Fernando Verdasco's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Radek Stepanek #266-3 3-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataJan 11, 2009F

Paul-Henri Mathieu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kei Nishikori #616-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 10, 2009QF
Ernests Gulbis #536-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 9, 2009R16
Teymuraz Gabashvili #656-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 7, 2009R32