Ricardo Mello vs Bjorn Phau — US Open Round of 128

US Open · ATP · Round of 128
BRA
Ricardo Mello
45 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 August 2010 ·
hard
GER
Bjorn Phau
46 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mello R.
6-4 7-5 4-6 7-6
Phau B.
Mello R.
67473
Phau B.
45661

Ricardo Mello defeated Bjorn Phau 6-4 7-5 4-6 7-6 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Bjorn Phau came in defending last year's round of 128, but Ricardo Mello had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Mello R.Phau B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
60%
60%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.2
3.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (46 vs 69). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mello R.Phau B.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
22
17
Break points saved·Even
48
44
Break points won·Even
40
37
Deciding sets·Even
40
40
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
46
36

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw