Feliciano Lopez vs Jurgen Melzer — Vienna Quarter-final

Vienna · ATP · Quarter-final
ESP
Feliciano Lopez
44 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 October 2008
hard
AUT
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
Lopez F.
4-6 6-3 6-4
Melzer J.
Lopez F.
4662
Melzer J.
6341

Feliciano Lopez defeated Jurgen Melzer 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the Vienna quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jurgen Melzer came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 16. Feliciano Lopez narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-05-06Madrid MastersR64clayJurgen Melzer3-6 7-6(6) 6-4
2010-06-21WimbledonR32grassJurgen Melzer4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4
2009-10-11Shanghai MastersR16hardFeliciano Lopez5-7 7-6(3) 6-1
2009-08-16Cincinnati MastersR64hardJurgen Melzer5-7 7-6(4) 7-6(7)
2008-08-25US OpenR128hardJurgen Melzer4-6 7-6(5) 6-2 2-6 6-4
2006-08-21New HavenR32hardJurgen Melzer6-7(3) 7-6(1) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Lopez F.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Melzer J.

Melzer J.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Lopez F.

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
Lopez F.Melzer J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
66%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.7
4.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.2
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Lopez F.Melzer J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
51
44
Break points saved·Clear edge
98
86
Break points won·Dominant
2
27
Deciding sets·Even
65
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
79
27

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