Jurgen Melzer vs Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo — Bucharest Quarter-final

Bucharest · ATP · Quarter-final
AUT
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 September 2006
clay
ESP
Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo
48 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Melzer J.
6-4 6-2
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Melzer J.
662
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
42–

Jurgen Melzer defeated Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 6-4 6-2 in the Bucharest quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo came in defending last year's quarter-final, but Jurgen Melzer had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Melzer J.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Ramirez Hidalgo R.

Ramirez Hidalgo R.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Melzer J.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Melzer J.Ramirez Hidalgo R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Even
62%
60%
Return points won·Even
38%
41%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.0
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
4.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Melzer J.Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
44
29
Break points saved·Clear edge
86
63
Break points won·Even
27
30
Deciding sets·Dominant
65
23
Tiebreaks·Dominant
27
70

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Melzer J.
Volandri F.
6-17-5
Semi-finals
Melzer J.
Mathieu P.
6-4
Volandri F.
Serra F.
7-666-4
Quarter-finals
Mathieu P.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-16-4
Serra F.
Mayer F.
6-37-65
Volandri F.
Moya C.
6-36-3
Melzer J.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-46-2
R16
Melzer J.
Simon G.
3-66-36-4
Mathieu P.
Crivoi V.
6-16-1
Garcia Lopez G.
Tursunov D.
6-23-67-63
Serra F.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-46-1
Mayer F.
Roitman S.
6-46-1
Moya C.
Pavel A.
6-47-65
Volandri F.
Koubek S.
3-66-26-2
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Rochus C.
3-66-36-1
R32
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Ionita V.
6-46-4
Tursunov D.
Waske A.
1-67-646-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Montanes A.
3-67-56-1
Crivoi V.
Massa E.
7-54-66-4
Mathieu P.
Greul S.
6-16-1
Simon G.
Monaco J.
7-53-66-3
Melzer J.
Mertinak M.
5-76-27-5
Rochus C.
Dolgopolov A.
6-27-65
Volandri F.
Vagnozzi S.
3-66-26-2
Koubek S.
Zabaleta M.
4-66-46-3
Pavel A.
Pashanski B.
6-36-1
Serra F.
Aranguren J.
6-16-0
Moya C.
Horna L.
6-747-637-5
Mayer F.
Starace P.
6-26-3
Roitman S.
Di Mauro A.
6-36-2
Vassallo Arguello M.
Sabau R.
6-31-66-3