Fernando Verdasco vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga — Australian Open Quarter-final
Australian Open · ATP · Quarter-final
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2009 ·
hard
Verdasco F.7-6 3-6 6-3 6-2
Tsonga J.
Verdasco F.
73663
Tsonga J.
66321
Fernando Verdasco defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jo-Wilfried Tsonga came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's final, but Fernando Verdasco had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on hard. Fernando Verdasco narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Fernando Verdasco closed it out in four sets, 7–6 3–6 6–3 6–2.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-16 | Cincinnati Masters | R64 | hard | Fernando Verdasco | 4-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2013-05-05 | Madrid Masters | R16 | clay | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 4-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 2012-04-15 | Monte Carlo Masters | R16 | clay | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2011-08-29 | US Open | R32 | hard | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6-3 7-5 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
69%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Even
62%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.5
9.7
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
72
Break points saved·Slight edge
92
97
Break points won·Slight edge
27
33
Deciding sets·Dominant
56
93
Tiebreaks·Dominant
55
92
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