Jurgen Melzer vs Ivan Ljubicic — Vienna Round of 32

Vienna · ATP · Round of 32
AUT
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 October 2008
hard
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Melzer J.
7-6 6-3
Ljubicic I.
Melzer J.
7762
Ljubicic I.
633–

Jurgen Melzer defeated Ivan Ljubicic 7-6 6-3 in the Vienna round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Jurgen Melzer came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 16. Jurgen Melzer extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Jurgen Melzer closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-10-09Shanghai MastersR64hardJurgen Melzer6-4 6-2
2009-07-27UmagQFclayJurgen Melzer4-6 7-6(3) 6-3
2008-06-23WimbledonR128grassJurgen Melzer6-4 7-6(7) 4-6 2-6 6-3
2005-06-20WimbledonR128grassJurgen Melzer6-4 6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Melzer J.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Ljubicic I.serving86% hold

wins 67% 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.Ljubicic I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
66%
Return points won·Even
38%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.0
11.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 185). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Melzer J.Ljubicic I.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
44
64
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
91
Break points won·Slight edge
27
35
Deciding sets·Clear edge
65
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
27
80

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
Weather
16°CMainly clear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 59%

Draw

Final
Petzschner P.
Monfils G.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Monfils G.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-45-77-62
Petzschner P.
Lopez F.
3-66-36-3
Quarter-finals
Lopez F.
Melzer J.
4-66-36-4
Monfils G.
Gonzalez F.
6-37-62
Kohlschreiber P.
Verdasco F.
6-26-3
Petzschner P.
Moya C.
6-46-2
R16
Kohlschreiber P.
del Potro J.
W/O
Moya C.
Schwank E.
6-26-3
Petzschner P.
Hernych J.
6-36-4
Verdasco F.
Canas G.
6-16-2
Monfils G.
Stepanek R.
6-46-3
Gonzalez F.
Gulbis E.
4-67-6116-1
Lopez F.
Giraldo S.
7-656-3
Melzer J.
Ferrero J.
7-646-3
R32
Moya C.
Berrer M.
7-657-66
del Potro J.
Fischer M.
7-677-65
Lopez F.
Calleri A.
7-627-64
Hernych J.
Karanusic R.
4-66-47-65
Petzschner P.
Wawrinka S.
6-756-27-65
Canas G.
Seppi A.
7-626-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Gicquel M.
6-26-2
Monfils G.
Peya A.
3-66-16-3
Stepanek R.
Snobel P.
6-46-2
Gonzalez F.
Bolelli S.
4-67-626-2
Verdasco F.
Crivoi V.
6-46-4
Giraldo S.
Koubek S.
6-16-2
Gulbis E.
Volandri F.
6-26-3
Schwank E.
Simon G.
4-67-57-65
Ferrero J.
Karlovic I.
6-47-64
Melzer J.
Ljubicic I.
7-636-3