Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Australian Open semifinal matchups set; Nadal vs. Verdasco; Federer vs. Roddick

Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
January 19-February 1, 2009
$10,142,240 (AUS) / 128 Draw
Hard Courts

Singles – Quarterfinals


No. 2 Roger Federer def. No. 8 Juan Martin Del Potro, 6-3, 6-0, 6-0
MATCH FACTS
Aces
—Federer: 12; Del Potro 5
Double Faults—Federer: 0; Del Potro: 2
Unforced Errors—Federer: 9; Del Potro: 24
First Serve Percentage—Federer: 70%; Del Potro: 59%
Percentage of First Serve Points Won—Federer: 86%; Del Potro: 46%
Net Points Won—Federer: 84%; Del Potro: 45%
Receiving Points Won—Federer: 59%; Del Potro: 17%
Break Point Conversions—Federer: 7 of 11; Del Potro: 0 of 0
Total Points Won—Federer: 83; Del Potro: 36

No. 7 Andy Roddick def. No. 3 Novak Djokovic, 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-2, 2-1, ret. injury
MATCH FACTS

Aces—Roddick: 16; Djokovic: 8
Double Faults—Roddick: 5; Djokovic: 5
Unforced Errors—Roddick: 14; Djokovic: 39
First Serve Percentage—Roddick: 71%; Djokovic: 62%
Percentage of First Serve Points Won—Roddick: 87%; Djokovic: 63%
Net Points Won—Roddick: 54%; Djokovic: 50%
Receiving Points Won—Roddick: 43%; Djokovic: 25%
Break Point Conversions—Roddick: 5 of 12; Djokovic: 1 of 1
Total Points Won—Roddick: 114; Djokovic: 88

No. 1 Rafael Nadal def. No. 6 Gilles Simon, 6-2, 7-5, 7-5
MATCH FACTS
Aces
—Nadal: 5; Simon: 4
Double Faults—Nadal: 2; Simon: 4
Unforced Errors—Nadal: 24; Simon: 41
First Serve Percentage—Nadal: 67%; Simon: 55%
Percentage of First Serve Points Won—Nadal: 73%; Simon: 71%
Net Points Won—Nadal: 87%; Simon: 66%
Receiving Points Won—Nadal: 44%; Simon: 32%
Break Point Conversions—Nadal: 7 of 12; Simon 3 of 7
Total Points Won—Nadal: 105; Simon: 83

No. 14 Fernando Verdasco def. No. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
MATCH FACTS
Aces
—Verdasco: 7; Tsonga: 9
Double Faults—Verdasco: 3; Tsonga: 3
Unforced Errors—Verdasco: 29; Tsonga: 40
First Serve Percentage—Verdasco: 78%; Tsonga: 65%
Percentage of First Serve Points Won—Verdasco: 69%; Tsonga: 72%
Net Points Won—Verdasco: 70%; Tsonga: 61%
Receiving Points Won—Verdasco: 36%; Tsonga: 33%
Break Point Conversions—Verdasco: 4 of 4; Tsonga: 2 of 13
Total Points Won—Verdasco: 129; Tsonga: 114

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