Izak Van Der Merwe vs Kristian Pless — Wimbledon Q64

Wimbledon · ATP · Q64
RSA
Izak Van Der Merwe
42 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 17 June 2008 ·
grass
DEN
Kristian Pless
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Van Der Merwe I.
7-5 7-6
Pless K.
Van Der Merwe I.
77102
Pless K.
5680

Izak Van Der Merwe defeated Kristian Pless 7-5 7-6 in the Wimbledon q64 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Kristian Pless came in defending last year's round of 128.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Van Der Merwe I.Pless K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
52%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
73%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
51%
30%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
52%
Return points won·Slight edge
34%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.1
5.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.2
18.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (17 vs 2). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw