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Fernando Verdasco #51 def. Nikoloz Basilashvili #29

4-6 7-6(5) 6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date Jan 24, 2020*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Fernando Verdasco
Score4-6 7-6(5) 6-4 6-4
Loser Nikoloz Basilashvili
Duration2h 49m
StatFernando VerdascoNikoloz Basilashvili
Aces134
Double faults38
First serve %6962
First serve points won %7774
Second serve points won %5547
Break points saved %7364
Break points converted %3627
Service points won %7064
Return points won %3630
Total points won %5248

Pre-match Comparison

FieldFernando VerdascoNikoloz Basilashvili
Country ESP GEO
Birth dateNov 15, 1983Feb 23, 1992
Age3627
Height188185
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)5129
Ranking points (entering)1,0501,485
Elo (entering)1,8321,861
Career W-L549–441149–180
Career earnings$18,368,908$9,780,652
Pre-match H2H
Fernando Verdasco 1 1 Nikoloz Basilashvili

Path

Fernando Verdasco's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 2020R128 Evgeny Donskoy 7-5 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data

Fernando Verdasco's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 2020R32 Alexander Zverev 2-6 2-6 4-6LH2HMatch data

Nikoloz Basilashvili's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 2020R128 Soonwoo Kwon 6-7(5) 6-4 7-5 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch data