Nicolas Lapentti vs Jurgen Melzer — St. Poelten Quarter-final

St. Poelten · ATP · Quarter-final
ECU
Nicolas Lapentti
49 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 May 2002
clay
AUT
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Lapentti N.
6-2 4-6 6-3
Melzer J.
Lapentti N.
6462
Melzer J.
2631

Nicolas Lapentti defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the St. Poelten quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jurgen Melzer came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Nicolas Lapentti narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-04-19BarcelonaR64clayJurgen Melzer6-3 6-3
2005-09-23Davis Cup WG PO: AUT vs ECURRhardJurgen Melzer7-5 6-4 7-5
2004-04-26BarcelonaR64clayNicolas Lapentti7-5 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Lapentti N.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Melzer J.

Melzer J.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Lapentti N.

Serve advantage — Melzer J.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Lapentti N.Melzer J.
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Even
4.0
4.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.1
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Lapentti N.Melzer J.
Clutch Rating·Even
45
44
Break points saved·Clear edge
70
86
Break points won·Clear edge
42
27
Deciding sets·Clear edge
49
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
73
27

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Draw

Final
Lapentti N.
Vicente F.
7-56-4
Semi-finals
Vicente F.
Saretta F.
6-46-2
Lapentti N.
Rochus O.
2-66-26-4
Quarter-finals
Rochus O.
Sanchez D.
7-54-0
Saretta F.
Hipfl M.
6-31-66-4
Lapentti N.
Melzer J.
6-24-66-3
Vicente F.
Montanes A.
7-626-1
R16
Montanes A.
Savolt A.
7-644-1
Melzer J.
Gaudenzi A.
6-37-5
Lapentti N.
Labadze I.
5-77-617-66
Rochus O.
Gambill J.
7-52-66-4
Sanchez D.
Hrbaty D.
7-56-4
Vicente F.
Boutter J.
4-66-26-4
Hipfl M.
Koubek S.
6-46-2
Saretta F.
Dupuis A.
6-46-1
R32
Montanes A.
Knowle J.
7-677-65
Vicente F.
Portas A.
6-23-0
Hipfl M.
Ager J.
6-26-2
Koubek S.
Bryan B.
6-37-5
Lapentti N.
Kucera K.
6-32-66-0
Labadze I.
Pless K.
6-46-4
Melzer J.
Sargsian S.
6-06-2
Gaudenzi A.
Rochus C.
7-636-1
Gambill J.
Vacek J.
6-33-66-3
Rochus O.
Russell M.
6-46-2
Sanchez D.
Spadea V.
6-46-0
Hrbaty D.
Davydenko N.
2-66-46-4
Savolt A.
Srichaphan P.
6-26-3
Boutter J.
Zabaleta M.
7-56-4
Dupuis A.
Soderling R.
6-26-3
Saretta F.
Delgado R.
6-26-2