Fernando Gonzalez vs Jurgen Melzer — Rome Masters Round of 16
Rome Masters · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 April 2009
clay
Gonzalez F.3-6 6-3 7-5
Melzer J.
Gonzalez F.
3672
Melzer J.
6351
Fernando Gonzalez defeated Jurgen Melzer 3-6 6-3 7-5 in the Rome Masters round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jurgen Melzer came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Fernando Gonzalez had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on clay. Fernando Gonzalez narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Fernando Gonzalez dropped the opening set before beating Jurgen Melzer 3–6 6–3 7–5.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-05-14 | Hamburg Masters | R16 | clay | Fernando Gonzalez | 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2004-07-26 | Canada Masters | R16 | hard | Jurgen Melzer | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2003-06-23 | Wimbledon | R128 | grass | Jurgen Melzer | 6-3 6-4 7-6(6) |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven 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 season1st serve in·Even
62%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
Return points won·Even
35%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
68%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.0
4.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (90 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
65
44
Break points saved·Even
90
86
Break points won·Clear edge
48
27
Deciding sets·Slight edge
74
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
74
27
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
22°CPartly cloudy
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 44%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Zverev M.
7-636-2
Djokovic N.
del Potro J.
6-36-4
Nadal R.
Verdasco F.
6-36-3
Gonzalez F.
Monaco J.
2-66-36-4
R16
Nadal R.
Soderling R.
6-16-0
Federer R.
Stepanek R.
6-46-1
Monaco J.
Cilic M.
6-46-4
Gonzalez F.
Melzer J.
3-66-37-5
del Potro J.
Wawrinka S.
6-26-756-3
Djokovic N.
Robredo T.
6-16-1
Verdasco F.
Gasquet R.
7-56-4
Zverev M.
Simon G.
6-46-1
R32
Nadal R.
Seppi A.
6-26-3
Robredo T.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-27-65
Djokovic N.
Montanes A.
7-656-0
Verdasco F.
Fish M.
6-45-76-3
Gasquet R.
Gulbis E.
6-21-66-4
Zverev M.
Mathieu P.
3-67-656-0
Federer R.
Karlovic I.
6-46-4
Stepanek R.
Lopez F.
6-26-1
Simon G.
Fognini F.
6-766-26-3
Soderling R.
Crivoi V.
6-16-726-1
Monaco J.
Murray A.
1-66-37-5
Cilic M.
Rochus C.
6-05-76-2
Gonzalez F.
Tipsarevic J.
6-46-4
Melzer J.
Davydenko N.
7-57-65
del Potro J.
Troicki V.
6-31-66-3
Wawrinka S.
Youzhny M.
6-37-65
R64
Troicki V.
Hanescu V.
6-36-3
Zverev M.
Berdych T.
4-66-27-5
Fognini F.
Volandri F.
6-736-17-64
Montanes A.
Starace P.
7-686-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Bolelli S.
4-66-16-0
Robredo T.
Safin M.
2-67-656-2
Wawrinka S.
Kunitsyn I.
6-36-4
Youzhny M.
Gimeno Traver D.
7-56-4
Melzer J.
Benneteau J.
3-66-26-3
Tipsarevic J.
Acasuso J.
6-36-4
Cilic M.
Cipolla F.
6-26-2
Gonzalez F.
Chardy J.
6-46-1
Rochus C.
Chela J.
6-16-2
Monaco J.
Kiefer N.
6-26-3
Fish M.
Andreev I.
6-34-67-62
Gulbis E.
Almagro N.
3-67-656-2
Gasquet R.
Tsonga J.
7-626-4
Crivoi V.
Blake J.
7-56-3
Soderling R.
Granollers M.
6-36-0
Seppi A.
Querrey S.
3-66-46-3
Mathieu P.
Ferrer D.
6-32-66-2
Stepanek R.
Serra F.
7-614-67-5
Lopez F.
Bellucci T.
6-46-2
Karlovic I.
Hernych J.
4-66-46-2