Rafael Nadal vs Jurgen Melzer — Madrid Masters Round of 32

Madrid Masters · ATP · Round of 32
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 10 May 2009
clay
AUT
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nadal R.
6-3 6-1
Melzer J.
Nadal R.
662
Melzer J.
31–

Rafael Nadal defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-3 6-1 in the Madrid Masters round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's semi-final. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-10-10Shanghai MastersR16hardJurgen Melzer6-1 3-6 6-3
2010-05-24Roland GarrosSFclayRafael Nadal6-2 6-3 7-6(6)
2008-08-11Beijing OlympicsQFhardRafael Nadal6-0 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving84% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Melzer J.

Melzer J.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Serve advantage — Nadal R.

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
Nadal R.Melzer J.
1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
Return points won·Even
42%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Even
4.4
4.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Melzer J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
97
44
Break points saved·Clear edge
100
86
Break points won·Dominant
99
27
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
27

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
17°CPartly cloudy
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 66%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Nadal R.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Federer R.
del Potro J.
6-36-4
Nadal R.
Djokovic N.
3-67-657-69
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-4
Federer R.
Roddick A.
7-56-756-1
Nadal R.
Verdasco F.
6-47-5
del Potro J.
Murray A.
7-646-3
R16
Nadal R.
Kohlschreiber P.
W/O
Roddick A.
Davydenko N.
W/O
Murray A.
Robredo T.
7-56-1
del Potro J.
Wawrinka S.
4-66-46-4
Ljubicic I.
Simon G.
3-66-46-3
Djokovic N.
Seppi A.
6-46-4
Federer R.
Blake J.
6-26-4
Verdasco F.
Monaco J.
7-56-2
R32
del Potro J.
Berdych T.
6-24-1
Ljubicic I.
Tsonga J.
6-47-5
Simon G.
Fognini F.
6-36-2
Wawrinka S.
Chardy J.
6-47-5
Nadal R.
Melzer J.
6-36-1
Murray A.
Bolelli S.
7-696-4
Robredo T.
Fish M.
3-67-656-2
Davydenko N.
Serra F.
7-56-3
Blake J.
Karlovic I.
6-746-47-64
Verdasco F.
Ferrero J.
6-36-2
Monaco J.
Ferrer D.
6-46-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Cilic M.
6-16-757-62
Federer R.
Soderling R.
6-17-5
Roddick A.
Haas T.
1-67-696-4
Djokovic N.
Hernandez O.
6-36-3
Seppi A.
Querrey S.
6-34-66-4
R64
Haas T.
Gulbis E.
6-25-77-5
Serra F.
Schuettler R.
6-26-4
Querrey S.
Stepanek R.
7-625-2
Fognini F.
Mathieu P.
6-756-43-0
Tsonga J.
Safin M.
6-47-5
Monaco J.
Lopez F.
6-47-5
Davydenko N.
Troicki V.
6-26-2
Blake J.
Hanescu V.
6-26-4
Karlovic I.
Benneteau J.
3-67-656-4
Soderling R.
Navarro I.
6-46-2
Ferrero J.
Kunitsyn I.
6-34-66-4
Bolelli S.
Chela J.
7-57-63
Hernandez O.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-36-3
Seppi A.
Schwank E.
7-56-4
Ljubicic I.
Gabashvili T.
6-36-2
Berdych T.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-07-65
Chardy J.
Acasuso J.
6-36-2
Wawrinka S.
Crugnola M.
6-26-0
Robredo T.
Kiefer N.
3-66-26-2
Fish M.
Tipsarevic J.
7-636-4
Melzer J.
Montanes A.
4-67-56-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Almagro N.
6-36-4
Cilic M.
Granollers M.
6-26-746-1
Ferrer D.
Canas G.
6-26-2