Andy Murray vs Ricardo Mello — Newport Round of 32

Newport · ATP · Round of 32
GBR
Andy Murray
39 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 July 2006
grass
BRA
Ricardo Mello
45 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLL
Murray A.
6-1 1-6 7-6
Mello R.
Murray A.
61772
Mello R.
16651

Andy Murray defeated Ricardo Mello 6-1 1-6 7-6 in the Newport round of 32 on grass. The result followed the form book — Andy Murray came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Andy Murray came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 1–6 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Murray A.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Mello R.

Mello R.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Murray A.

Serve advantage — Murray A.

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
Murray A.Mello R.
1st serve in·Even
59%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
60%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.6
2.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 65). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Murray A.Mello R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
92
39
Break points saved·Dominant
98
68
Break points won·Dominant
79
43
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
46
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
47

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Philippoussis M.
Gimelstob J.
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Philippoussis M.
Melzer J.
6-726-26-0
Gimelstob J.
Murray A.
6-17-64
Quarter-finals
Philippoussis M.
Fish M.
7-676-3
Murray A.
Kendrick R.
6-06-0
Gimelstob J.
Pless K.
6-36-1
Melzer J.
Bogdanovic A.
3-66-26-1
R16
Murray A.
Querrey S.
7-56-2
Philippoussis M.
De Voest R.
6-36-4
Melzer J.
Dancevic F.
6-43-66-4
Bogdanovic A.
Bastl G.
6-17-66
Kendrick R.
Kunitsyn I.
6-46-2
Pless K.
Capdeville P.
6-44-66-4
Gimelstob J.
Arthurs W.
6-37-61
Fish M.
Alves T.
6-26-3
R32
Arthurs W.
Carlsen K.
7-657-66
Pless K.
Russell M.
7-62
Bastl G.
Karlovic I.
6-726-44-2
Querrey S.
Udomchoke D.
6-46-3
Bogdanovic A.
Levine J.
6-47-5
Dancevic F.
Kim K.
6-46-3
Melzer J.
Sabau R.
7-57-5
Gimelstob J.
Whitehouse W.
4-66-36-4
Fish M.
Saulnier C.
6-36-1
Alves T.
Behrend T.
6-46-4
De Voest R.
Kubot L.
6-26-2
Philippoussis M.
Goldstein P.
6-46-2
Capdeville P.
Muller G.
7-676-2
Kendrick R.
Spadea V.
6-43-66-3
Murray A.
Mello R.
6-11-67-65
Kunitsyn I.
Reynolds B.
7-56-2