Jurgen Melzer vs Marat Safin — Metz Round of 16

Metz · ATP · Round of 16
AUT
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2006
hard
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
Melzer J.
4-6 6-2 7-6
Safin M.
Melzer J.
46772
Safin M.
62651

Jurgen Melzer defeated Marat Safin 4-6 6-2 7-6 in the Metz round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Jurgen Melzer came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Jurgen Melzer extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-08-31US OpenR128hardJurgen Melzer1-6 6-4 6-3 6-4
2008-03-13Indian Wells MastersR128hardJurgen Melzer7-6(5) 2-6 6-2
2004-11-01Paris MastersR16hardMarat Safin6-2 7-5
2004-05-10Hamburg MastersR16clayJurgen Melzer6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Melzer J.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Melzer J.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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.Safin M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.0
8.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 178). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Melzer J.Safin M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
44
53
Break points saved·Even
86
83
Break points won·Clear edge
27
47
Deciding sets·Even
65
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
27
52

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
Melzer J.
4-66-36-2
Semi-finals
Melzer J.
Gicquel M.
7-636-3
Djokovic N.
Grosjean S.
6-747-616-3
Quarter-finals
Melzer J.
Fish M.
1-67-57-5
Grosjean S.
Clement A.
6-746-36-2
Djokovic N.
Clemens T.
6-46-1
Gicquel M.
Serra F.
6-47-5
R16
Clemens T.
Saulnier C.
7-646-747-65
Gicquel M.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-26-3
Serra F.
Mathieu P.
1-66-37-62
Melzer J.
Safin M.
4-66-27-65
Fish M.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-36-3
Djokovic N.
Bracciali D.
6-06-3
Clement A.
Gasquet R.
6-737-637-5
Grosjean S.
Benneteau J.
7-56-1
R32
Mathieu P.
Santoro F.
6-45-76-4
Grosjean S.
Mayer F.
6-36-4
Gicquel M.
Ferrer D.
6-35-76-4
Clement A.
Malisse X.
7-636-2
Gasquet R.
Stakhovsky S.
6-36-1
Djokovic N.
Mahut N.
6-26-3
Bracciali D.
Kohlschreiber P.
4-66-37-5
Clemens T.
Patience O.
7-56-726-3
Saulnier C.
Hrbaty D.
4-66-36-3
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Verdasco F.
6-36-3
Fish M.
Ascione T.
4-66-36-2
Melzer J.
Montanes A.
7-56-2
Safin M.
Youzhny M.
6-16-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Sanguinetti D.
7-634-66-0
Benneteau J.
Ferrero J.
6-41-67-67
Serra F.
Soderling R.
5-77-636-2