Jurgen Melzer vs Rainer Schuettler — Houston Round of 32

Houston · 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, 9 April 2007
clay
GER
Rainer Schuettler
50 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLLLL
Melzer J.
6-2 3-6 6-1
Schuettler R.
Melzer J.
6362
Schuettler R.
2611

Jurgen Melzer defeated Rainer Schuettler 6-2 3-6 6-1 in the Houston round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Rainer Schuettler came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Jurgen Melzer narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Jurgen Melzer closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–1.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-07-14KitzbuhelQFclayJurgen Melzer2-6 7-5 7-5
2004-10-11ViennaR32hardRainer Schuettler6-4 1-6 6-3
2003-04-28MunichR32clayRainer Schuettler6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Melzer J.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Schuettler R.

Schuettler R.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Melzer J.

Serve advantage — Melzer J.

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.Schuettler R.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Even
4.0
3.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 151). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Melzer J.Schuettler R.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
44
37
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
77
Break points won·Clear edge
27
50
Deciding sets·Dominant
65
32
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
27
36

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Karlovic I.
Zabaleta M.
6-46-1
Semi-finals
Zabaleta M.
Blake J.
7-57-67
Karlovic I.
Montanes A.
7-656-2
Quarter-finals
Montanes A.
Spadea V.
6-46-4
Karlovic I.
Haas T.
7-676-4
Zabaleta M.
Melzer J.
6-16-2
Blake J.
Monaco J.
7-651-67-60
R16
Karlovic I.
Hartfield D.
W/O
Zabaleta M.
Fish M.
7-56-4
Haas T.
Devilder N.
6-36-4
Spadea V.
Russell M.
7-632-66-1
Montanes A.
Vemic D.
6-44-66-4
Blake J.
Kuznetsov A.
7-646-1
Monaco J.
Delic A.
6-26-3
Melzer J.
Hanescu V.
6-46-2
R32
Russell M.
Goldstein P.
6-26-0
Spadea V.
Ginepri R.
6-33-66-3
Haas T.
Querrey S.
3-66-37-5
Devilder N.
Gimelstob J.
6-26-3
Hartfield D.
Grosjean S.
6-46-4
Blake J.
Sanguinetti D.
6-36-0
Kuznetsov A.
Burgsmuller L.
7-57-5
Delic A.
Kendrick R.
6-31-67-5
Monaco J.
Gambill J.
7-56-4
Fish M.
Vassallo Arguello M.
5-76-27-5
Zabaleta M.
Sweeting R.
6-07-68
Hanescu V.
Verkerk M.
6-46-4
Melzer J.
Schuettler R.
6-23-66-1
Karlovic I.
Becker B.
7-57-63
Montanes A.
Peya A.
6-36-2
Vemic D.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-36-0