Jurgen Melzer vs Rafael Nadal — Shanghai Masters Round of 16

Shanghai Masters · ATP · Round of 16
AUT
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 10 October 2010
hard
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Jurgen Melzer defeated Rafael Nadal 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the Shanghai Masters round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's final. Jurgen Melzer claimed a first win over Rafael Nadal in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Jurgen Melzer closed it out in three sets, 6–1 3–6 6–3.
Melzer J.
6362
Nadal R.
1631

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
1.10
SlowFast
Weather
24°COvercast
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 57%

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-05-24Roland GarrosSFclayRafael Nadal6-2 6-3 7-6(6)
2009-05-10Madrid MastersR32clayRafael Nadal6-3 6-1
2008-08-11Beijing OlympicsQFhardRafael Nadal6-0 6-4

Statistics

Recent form
Melzer J.Nadal R.
66%1st serve in+3%69%
69%1st serve points won+2%67%
52%2nd serve points won+1%51%
63%Service points won+1%62%
38%Return points won+2%40%
64%Break points saved+8%56%
5.1Aces / match+2.92.2
2.8Double faults / match+11.8

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Murray A.
Federer R.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Murray A.
Monaco J.
6-46-1
Federer R.
Djokovic N.
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Monaco J.
Melzer J.
6-767-56-2
Murray A.
Tsonga J.
6-26-2
Federer R.
Soderling R.
6-16-1
Djokovic N.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-26-3
R16
Melzer J.
Nadal R.
6-13-66-3
Monaco J.
Zverev M.
6-06-2
Murray A.
Chardy J.
6-36-4
Tsonga J.
Mayer F.
7-56-3
Soderling R.
Ferrer D.
7-56-4
Federer R.
Seppi A.
6-36-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Berdych T.
7-646-3
Djokovic N.
Gasquet R.
6-16-1
R32
Nadal R.
Wawrinka S.
6-46-4
Melzer J.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-37-62
Monaco J.
De Bakker T.
2-66-36-4
Zverev M.
Davydenko N.
6-47-63
Murray A.
Bai Y.
6-26-2
Chardy J.
Dolgopolov A.
6-15-76-2
Tsonga J.
Querrey S.
7-676-1
Mayer F.
Youzhny M.
6-46-756-1
Soderling R.
Tipsarevic J.
6-37-65
Ferrer D.
Bellucci T.
7-676-3
Seppi A.
Lu Y.
7-646-3
Federer R.
Isner J.
6-36-4
Berdych T.
Robredo T.
6-06-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Roddick A.
3-63-2
Gasquet R.
Monfils G.
6-43-66-4
Djokovic N.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-3
R64
Lu Y.
Wu D.
6-16-4
Wawrinka S.
Simon G.
6-46-1
Gimeno Traver D.
Istomin D.
3-66-36-3
Melzer J.
Yang T.
6-47-65
De Bakker T.
Verdasco F.
7-647-5
Monaco J.
Serra F.
6-47-63
Zverev M.
Stakhovsky S.
6-14-67-67
Bai Y.
Stepanek R.
6-36-4
Chardy J.
Baghdatis M.
7-646-1
Dolgopolov A.
Almagro N.
2-67-57-63
Tsonga J.
Lopez F.
7-646-3
Querrey S.
Berrer M.
6-37-66
Mayer F.
Anderson K.
6-26-2
Tipsarevic J.
Golubev A.
6-36-4
Bellucci T.
Ilhan M.
6-12-67-64
Ferrer D.
Llodra M.
7-626-1
Seppi A.
Cilic M.
6-26-2
Isner J.
Kubot L.
4-67-697-67
Robredo T.
Montanes A.
6-37-64
Garcia Lopez G.
Schwank E.
6-786-26-4
Roddick A.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-32-1
Monfils G.
Becker B.
6-17-5
Gasquet R.
Gulbis E.
6-16-4
Ljubicic I.
Zhang Z.
5-76-36-4