Ricardo Mello vs Mardy Fish — Delray Beach Round of 16

Delray Beach · ATP · Round of 16
BRA
Ricardo Mello
45 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 September 2004
hard
USA
Mardy Fish
44 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
Mello R.
5-7 6-4 6-4
Fish M.
Mello R.
5662
Fish M.
7441

Ricardo Mello defeated Mardy Fish 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the Delray Beach round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mardy Fish came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's final. Ricardo Mello claimed a first win over Mardy Fish in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-05-22Roland GarrosR128clayMardy Fish6-2 6-7(11) 6-2 6-4
2011-02-21Delray BeachR16hardMardy Fish6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Mello R.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Fish M.

Fish M.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Mello R.

Serve advantage — Fish M.

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
Mello R.Fish M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
56%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
65%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.6
9.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Mello R.Fish M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
39
65
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
89
Break points won·Clear edge
43
56
Deciding sets·Dominant
46
72
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
47
63

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Mello R.
Spadea V.
7-626-3
Semi-finals
Mello R.
Ancic M.
7-626-3
Spadea V.
Salzenstein J.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Salzenstein J.
Rusedski G.
6-47-67
Mello R.
Golmard J.
6-726-36-3
Spadea V.
Armando H.
6-31-66-4
Ancic M.
Carlsen K.
6-27-5
R16
Mello R.
Fish M.
5-76-46-4
Armando H.
Morrison J.
7-646-3
Carlsen K.
Phau B.
5-76-46-2
Salzenstein J.
Goldstein P.
6-22-66-1
Spadea V.
Blake J.
6-36-1
Ancic M.
Delic A.
6-16-3
Golmard J.
De Chaunac S.
6-36-2
Rusedski G.
Boeker M.
6-36-4
R32
Spadea V.
Falla A.
4-67-56-1
Armando H.
Mirnyi M.
3-67-657-64
De Chaunac S.
Stepanek R.
6-777-616-1
Ancic M.
Gambill J.
6-36-4
Delic A.
Garcia A.
2-66-26-3
Phau B.
Odesnik W.
4-66-36-0
Carlsen K.
Saulnier C.
2-66-47-5
Goldstein P.
Karlovic I.
4-66-37-64
Salzenstein J.
Chiudinelli M.
7-56-746-2
Boeker M.
Kendrick R.
6-36-2
Rusedski G.
Malisse X.
7-54-66-1
Morrison J.
Widom T.
6-46-3
Blake J.
Bohane A.
4-66-36-2
Fish M.
Pedroso A.
6-16-2
Mello R.
Elseneer G.
6-16-4
Golmard J.
Norman D.
7-53-66-4