Marcelo Melo vs Ronaldo Carvalho — Brazil F2 Round of 16
Brazil F2 · ITF · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 February 2005 ·
clay
Melo M.6-4 6-2
Carvalho R.
Melo M.
662
Carvalho R.
420
Marcelo Melo defeated Ronaldo Carvalho 6-4 6-2 in the Brazil F2 round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Ronaldo Carvalho came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Marcelo Melo had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 7 on clay. Marcelo Melo claimed a first win over Ronaldo Carvalho in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Marcelo Melo dropped just 6 games past Ronaldo Carvalho.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-08-12 | Brazil F1 | R16 | clay | Ronaldo Carvalho | 6-4 7-6(5) |
| 2001-11-19 | Brazil F10 | R32 | hard | Ronaldo Carvalho | 6-2 2-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
60%
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1st serve points won·
48%
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2nd serve points won·
50%
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Service points won·
49%
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Return points won·
31%
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Break points saved·
58%
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Aces / match·
2.0
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Double faults / match·
4.0
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Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.