Jurgen Melzer vs Gilles Simon — Bucharest Round of 16

Bucharest · ATP · Round of 16
AUT
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 September 2006
clay
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
Melzer J.
3-6 6-3 6-4
Simon G.
Melzer J.
3662
Simon G.
6341

Jurgen Melzer defeated Gilles Simon 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the Bucharest round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Jurgen Melzer narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-10-07Shanghai MastersR64hardGilles Simon6-4 6-2
2012-03-21Miami MastersR32hardGilles Simon7-6(5) 6-4
2011-08-14Cincinnati MastersR64hardGilles Simon6-7(3) 6-3 7-5
2011-03-04Davis Cup WG R1: AUT vs FRARRclayJurgen Melzer7-6(7) 3-6 1-6 6-4 6-0
2009-09-28BangkokSFhardGilles Simon6-4 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Melzer J.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Simon G.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Melzer J.

Even serve battle

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.Simon G.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Even
4.0
3.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Melzer J.Simon G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
44
74
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
94
Break points won·Dominant
27
68
Deciding sets·Slight edge
65
73
Tiebreaks·Dominant
27
82

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