Jurgen Melzer vs Nicolas Kiefer — Halle Round of 16

Halle · ATP · Round of 16
AUT
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Retired
Monday, 8 June 2009
grass
GER
Nicolas Kiefer
49 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Melzer J.
6-1
Kiefer N.
Melzer J.
61
Kiefer N.
1–

Jurgen Melzer advanced when Nicolas Kiefer retired 6-1 in the Halle round of 16. Jurgen Melzer claimed a first win over Nicolas Kiefer in nine meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 8–1.

Head to head

0–8
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-03-06Davis Cup WG R1: GER vs AUTRRhardNicolas Kiefer7-6(3) 6-4 6-4
2006-05-29Roland GarrosR128clayNicolas Kiefer7-6(4) 6-3 6-1
2006-05-15Hamburg MastersR64clayNicolas Kiefer6-2 3-6 6-3
2005-10-24St. PetersburgR16carpetNicolas Kiefer3-6 6-3 7-5
2004-07-26Canada MastersQFhardNicolas Kiefer3-6 6-1 6-1
2004-02-16MemphisR16hardNicolas Kiefer7-6(5) 6-7(2) 6-3
2003-10-06ViennaR16hardNicolas Kiefer6-3 6-4
1999-10-11ViennaR16hardNicolas Kiefer6-4 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Melzer J.serving88% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Kiefer N.

Kiefer N.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.Kiefer N.
1st serve in·Clear edge
65%
51%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
35%
Break points saved·Even
59%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.0
8.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.8
4.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 31). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Melzer J.Kiefer N.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
44
59
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
81
Break points won·Dominant
27
58
Deciding sets·Even
65
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
27
68

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
14°CPartly cloudy
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 64%

Draw

Final
Haas T.
Djokovic N.
6-36-746-1
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.
Rochus O.
7-676-4
Haas T.
Kohlschreiber P.
2-67-657-63
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.
Melzer J.
6-16-4
Rochus O.
Becker B.
6-746-36-3
Haas T.
Zverev M.
7-656-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Beck A.
3-66-36-3
R16
Melzer J.
Kiefer N.
6-1
Haas T.
Tsonga J.
6-37-63
Zverev M.
Berdych T.
3-66-27-68
Kohlschreiber P.
Tursunov D.
6-47-66
Beck A.
Lacko L.
7-57-65
Djokovic N.
Serra F.
5-77-56-1
Rochus O.
Petzschner P.
5-77-56-2
Becker B.
Schuettler R.
6-42-66-4
R32
Tsonga J.
Santoro F.
7-56-2
Tursunov D.
Kunitsyn I.
7-56-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Phau B.
6-46-2
Beck A.
Rochus C.
6-36-1
Lacko L.
Levy H.
7-666-2
Djokovic N.
Bolelli S.
7-56-2
Serra F.
Sela D.
1-66-46-2
Kiefer N.
Troicki V.
6-26-1
Melzer J.
Clement A.
1-66-36-2
Petzschner P.
Verdasco F.
3-67-656-4
Rochus O.
Vicente F.
6-06-0
Becker B.
Hanescu V.
6-46-4
Schuettler R.
Gicquel M.
6-36-4
Berdych T.
Hernych J.
6-47-5
Zverev M.
Sirianni J.
6-26-4
Haas T.
Koubek S.
6-26-2