Paul Henri Mathieu vs Fernando Verdasco, Brisbane 2009, Semifinal
Final score
Final
6-2 6-1
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 16m0Aces4
3Double faults2
26Service points won33
7Service games played8
2Service games won7
8Return games played7
3/838%Break points saved75%3/4
1/425%Break points converted63%5/8
Head to head
0Mathieu
6Verdasco
6 meetingsHard 0–5Grass 0–1
- BrisbaneSemifinal · 10 Jan 2009HardThis matchFernando VerdascoSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Paul Henri MathieuSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 1
- s HertogenboschRound of 32 · 17 Jun 2014GrassFernando VerdascoSets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Paul Henri MathieuSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
- US OpenRound of 128 · 27 Aug 2007HardFernando VerdascoSets won: 3Set 1: 3Set 2: 1Set 3: 6Set 4: 6Set 5: 6Paul Henri MathieuSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 4Set 4: 3Set 5: 3
- Las VegasRound robin · 26 Feb 2007HardFernando VerdascoSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Paul Henri MathieuSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 5
- Australian OpenRound of 128 · 16 Jan 2007HardFernando VerdascoSets won: 0Set 1: 65Set 2: 4Set 3: 67Paul Henri MathieuSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Set 3: 61
Paul Henri Mathieu · Retired
- Madrid MastersRound of 64 · 17 Oct 2005HardFernando VerdascoSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Paul Henri MathieuSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
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.