Fernando Verdasco vs Andy Murray — Australian Open Round of 16
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 16
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2009 ·
hard
Verdasco F.2-6 6-1 1-6 6-3 6-4
Murray A.
Verdasco F.
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Murray A.
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Fernando Verdasco defeated Andy Murray 2-6 6-1 1-6 6-3 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andy Murray came in leading the head-to-head 14–3, defending last year's round of 128. Fernando Verdasco narrowed the head-to-head to 14–4.
Key context
- Match story: Fernando Verdasco dropped the opening set before beating Andy Murray 2–6 6–1 1–6 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
3–14| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-12 | Cologne 1 | R32 | hard | Fernando Verdasco | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2018-09-24 | Shenzhen | QF | hard | Fernando Verdasco | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2018-08-27 | US Open | R64 | hard | Fernando Verdasco | 7-5 2-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2017-02-27 | Dubai | F | hard | Andy Murray | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2016-10-31 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Andy Murray | 6-3 6-7 7-5 |
| 2015-06-18 | London | R16 | carpet | Andy Murray | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2015-06-15 | Queen's Club | R16 | grass | Andy Murray | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2014-05-26 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Andy Murray | 6-4 7-5 7-6 |
| 2013-06-24 | Wimbledon | QF | grass | Andy Murray | 4-6 3-6 6-1 6-4 7-5 |
| 2009-11-22 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Andy Murray | 6-4 6-7 7-6 |
| 2009-11-02 | Valencia | SF | hard | Andy Murray | 6-3 2-6 6-3 |
| 2009-03-25 | Miami Masters | QF | hard | Andy Murray | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2008-10-26 | Paris Masters | R16 | hard | Andy Murray | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2008-10-20 | St. Petersburg | SF | carpet | Andy Murray | 6-0 6-3 |
| 2008-03-03 | Dubai | R16 | hard | Andy Murray | 6-3 3-6 7-6 |
| 2007-10-22 | St. Petersburg | F | carpet | Andy Murray | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2007-01-15 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Andy Murray | 7-6 7-5 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.5
6.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
44
88
Break points saved·Even
92
95
Break points won·Dominant
27
85
Deciding sets·Dominant
56
99
Tiebreaks·Dominant
55
95
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast