Florent Serra vs Fernando Verdasco, Brisbane 2009, Quarterfinal
Final score
Final
Verdasco won in 3 sets · 1h 54m
1–2
Set 16–4
Set 20–6
Set 33–6
Venue and conditions
Queensland Tennis CentreBrisbane, AUS
Outdoor hardCourt speed101.1Average
What is court speed?
How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.
- Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
- Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
- Average97–103US Open, Dubai
- Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
- Very fast108+Basel
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
1h 54m3Aces7
4Double faults2
47Service points won56
12Service games played13
8Service games won12
13Return games played12
5/956%Break points saved86%6/7
1/714%Break points converted44%4/9
Head to head
1Serra
5Verdasco
6 meetingsHard 1–2Clay 0–3
- BrisbaneQuarterfinal · 8 Jan 2009HardThis matchFernando VerdascoSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Florent SerraSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 0Set 3: 3
- Roland GarrosRound of 64 · 28 May 2010ClayFernando VerdascoSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 0Set 4: 6Florent SerraSets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 2Set 3: 6Set 4: 4
- NiceRound of 16 · 19 May 2010ClayFernando VerdascoSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Florent SerraSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
- US OpenRound of 64 · 3 Sept 2009HardFernando VerdascoSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Florent SerraSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 0Set 3: 3
- Roland GarrosRound of 128 · 24 May 2009ClayFernando VerdascoSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Florent SerraSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 1Set 3: 4
- Los AngelesRound of 16 · 6 Aug 2008HardFlorent SerraSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Fernando VerdascoSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 64
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
- Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
- Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
- Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.