Jurgen Melzer vs Tomas Berdych — Sydney Quarter-final

Sydney · ATP · Quarter-final
AUT
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2007
hard
CZE
Tomas Berdych
40 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWLWL
Melzer J.
6-2 6-4
Berdych T.
Melzer J.
662
Berdych T.
24–

Jurgen Melzer defeated Tomas Berdych 6-2 6-4 in the Sydney quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tomas Berdych came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 32. Jurgen Melzer narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-08-31US OpenR64hardTomas Berdych7-6(2) 6-1 6-3
2015-01-19Australian OpenR64hardTomas Berdych7-6(0) 6-2 6-2
2013-01-14Australian OpenR32hardTomas Berdych6-3 6-2 6-2
2011-10-03BeijingR32hardTomas Berdych7-5 7-5
2005-08-08Canada MastersR64hardTomas Berdych6-1 6-3
2005-01-03AdelaideR32hardJurgen Melzer6-4 4-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Melzer J.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Berdych T.

Berdych T.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Melzer J.

Serve advantage — Berdych T.

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.Berdych T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
67%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.0
7.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Melzer J.Berdych T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
44
82
Break points saved·Clear edge
86
98
Break points won·Dominant
27
70
Deciding sets·Clear edge
65
87
Tiebreaks·Dominant
27
85

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
Blake J.
Moya C.
6-35-76-1
Semi-finals
Blake J.
Melzer J.
W/O
Moya C.
Gasquet R.
6-34-66-2
Quarter-finals
Blake J.
Korolev E.
6-16-4
Melzer J.
Berdych T.
6-26-4
Moya C.
Baghdatis M.
6-13-67-63
Gasquet R.
Mathieu P.
6-46-716-0
R16
Mathieu P.
Davydenko N.
6-4
Baghdatis M.
Hernych J.
6-46-726-3
Korolev E.
Ginepri R.
0-66-46-4
Melzer J.
Guccione C.
7-636-3
Berdych T.
Minar I.
6-746-06-4
Blake J.
Healey N.
6-26-4
Gasquet R.
Becker B.
6-36-4
Moya C.
Verdasco F.
4-67-696-3
R32
Mathieu P.
Clement A.
7-656-4
Korolev E.
Lee H.
6-726-36-2
Ginepri R.
Mayer F.
6-36-2
Healey N.
Koubek S.
6-37-5
Guccione C.
Nadal R.
6-5
Blake J.
Kim K.
6-36-4
Berdych T.
Smeets R.
6-27-5
Minar I.
Srichaphan P.
6-23-0
Melzer J.
Santoro F.
6-22-66-4
Verdasco F.
Grosjean S.
6-46-4
Davydenko N.
Spadea V.
3-66-36-4
Becker B.
Volandri F.
6-36-2
Gasquet R.
Benneteau J.
6-16-4
Baghdatis M.
Gulbis E.
7-636-1
Hernych J.
Seppi A.
6-46-2
Moya C.
Bourgeois L.
7-644-67-66