Verdasco d. Tsonga

Verdasco beat Tsonga 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the quarterfinals at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Verdasco won 129 of 243 points (53%). Verdasco hit 7 aces to 9 and won 69% of points behind the first serve (72/104) against 72% for Tsonga. Verdasco converted 4 of 4 break points and saved 11 of 13 faced; Tsonga converted 2 of 13. Winners to unforced errors: 36–29 for Verdasco, 46–40 for Tsonga. The match was played on hard in Australia.