Ricardo Mello vs Juan Ignacio ChelaUS Open Round of 128

US Open · ATP · Round of 128
45 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 30 August 2004
hard
46 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mello R.
6-2 7-6 2-6 2-6 6-2
Chela J.
Mello R.
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Chela J.
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Ricardo Mello defeated Juan Ignacio Chela 6-2 7-6 2-6 2-6 6-2 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Juan Ignacio Chela came in defending last year's round of 32. Ricardo Mello extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Ricardo Mello closed it out in five sets, 6–2 7–6 2–6 2–6 6–2.

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-01-10AucklandR16hardJuan Ignacio Chela6-2 6-1
2003-09-08Costa Do SauipeR16hardRicardo Mello2-6 6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Mello R.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Chela J.

Chela J.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Mello R.

Serve advantage — Chela 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
1st serve in·Even
63%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
37%
41%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (119 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
39
49
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
81
Break points won·Clear edge
43
57
Deciding sets·Even
46
50
Tiebreaks·Even
47
45

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
27°CMainly clear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 77%

Draw

R128
Robredo T.
Udomchoke D.
6-47-56-4
Canas G.
Vliegen K.
6-34-67-56-1
Golmard J.
Labadze I.
7-62
Roddick A.
Jenkins S.
6-06-26-2
Nalbandian D.
Van Scheppingen D.
6-47-656-3
Kiefer N.
Mahut N.
6-37-56-2
Saulnier C.
Rusedski G.
6-43-66-13-67-67
Johansson T.
Elsner D.
7-636-46-3
Srichaphan P.
Hanescu V.
4-66-46-16-1
Goldstein P.
Suzuki T.
7-652-66-26-1
Kucera K.
Malisse X.
6-11-61-66-46-1
Starace P.
Popp A.
1-66-36-46-3
Delic A.
Tipsarevic J.
6-16-36-4
Moya C.
Baker B.
6-766-46-46-2
Novak J.
Stepanek R.
7-56-16-3
Gambill J.
Ram R.
6-36-23-66-4
Johansson J.
Lu Y.
6-36-16-3
Melzer J.
Carraz G.
7-56-04-66-3
Llodra M.
Elseneer G.
2-67-627-656-2
Seppi A.
Schuettler R.
3-64-67-657-616-1
Berdych T.
Bjorkman J.
6-32-66-21-66-3
Ketola T.
Morrison J.
6-13-66-37-68
Santoro F.
Martin T.
4-66-46-47-5
Tursunov D.
Zabaleta M.
4-66-36-756-36-2
Baghdatis M.
Mutis O.
2-66-26-17-5
Federer R.
Costa A.
7-56-26-4
Mello R.
Chela J.
6-27-612-62-66-2
Dent T.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-12-1
Lee H.
Ljubicic I.
3-66-31-1
Mathieu P.
Sluiter R.
6-27-637-612
Sargsian S.
Corretja A.
2-66-46-06-1
Massu N.
Acasuso J.
6-46-06-2
Pavel A.
Nieminen J.
6-37-56-756-3
Verdasco F.
Andreev I.
6-36-44-62-67-5
Sanchez D.
Odesnik W.
4-67-676-26-3
Davydenko N.
Philippoussis M.
1-66-33-67-654-1
Ferrero J.
Zib T.
4-67-57-666-746-3
Hewitt L.
Ferreira W.
6-17-56-4
Arazi H.
Carlsen K.
6-47-656-703-66-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Benneteau J.
6-16-16-4
Lopez F.
Di Pasquale A.
7-646-36-2
Pless K.
Kuerten G.
6-43-66-17-64
Beck K.
Ascione T.
6-37-646-4
Enqvist T.
Safin M.
7-656-43-66-3
Youzhny M.
Montanes A.
6-16-36-2
Clement A.
Arthurs W.
6-46-756-36-3
Koubek S.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-36-41-62-66-3
Volandri F.
Hippensteel K.
6-36-46-2
Nadal R.
Heuberger I.
6-06-34-62-66-3
Henman T.
Karlovic I.
7-636-774-66-46-4
Tabara M.
Mirnyi M.
6-43-66-46-4
Fish M.
Ferrer D.
7-56-36-2
Gaudio G.
Monaco J.
7-664-66-36-2
Hrbaty D.
Hernandez O.
6-16-26-1
Rochus O.
Ancic M.
7-56-27-66
Agassi A.
Ginepri R.
7-656-46-2
Mayer F.
Saretta F.
6-46-26-1
Calatrava A.
Bogdanovic A.
6-33-64-66-16-4
Spadea V.
Horna L.
6-736-26-46-4
Peya A.
Reynolds B.
2-66-36-36-736-4
Martin A.
Dupuis A.
3-66-26-46-4
Soderling R.
Gonzalez F.
6-47-636-746-1
Grosjean S.
Patience O.
7-56-766-26-1
Haas T.
Sanguinetti D.
6-15-76-23-66-2