Jurgen Melzer vs Fabrice Santoro — Sydney Round of 32

Sydney · ATP · Round of 32
AUT
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2007
hard
FRA
Fabrice Santoro
53 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Melzer J.
6-2 2-6 6-4
Santoro F.
Melzer J.
6262
Santoro F.
2641

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

Key context

  • Match story: Jurgen Melzer closed it out in three sets, 6–2 2–6 6–4.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-10-03MetzR32hardFabrice Santoro4-6 6-3 6-2
2005-08-29US OpenR128hardFabrice Santoro6-2 6-1 6-3
2001-10-08ViennaR32hardJurgen Melzer6-7(8) 6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Melzer J.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Santoro F.

Santoro F.serving80% hold

wins 63% 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.Santoro F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Even
4.0
4.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 113). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Melzer J.Santoro F.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
44
51
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
80
Break points won·Dominant
27
54
Deciding sets·Clear edge
65
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
27
59

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