Marcos Baghdatis vs Jurgen Melzer — Kuala Lumpur Quarter-final

Kuala Lumpur · ATP · Quarter-final
CYP
Marcos Baghdatis
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 September 2011
hard
AUT
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
Baghdatis M.
6-3 7-6
Melzer J.
Baghdatis M.
6772
Melzer J.
363–

Marcos Baghdatis defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-3 7-6 in the Kuala Lumpur quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jurgen Melzer came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Marcos Baghdatis claimed a first win over Jurgen Melzer in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-01-17Australian OpenR32hardJurgen Melzer6-7(5) 6-2 6-1 4-3 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Baghdatis M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Melzer J.

Melzer J.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Baghdatis M.

Even 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 season
Baghdatis M.Melzer J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.1
4.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Baghdatis M.Melzer J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
59
44
Break points saved·Slight edge
92
86
Break points won·Slight edge
36
27
Deciding sets·Even
64
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
81
27

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

Draw

Final
Tipsarevic J.
Baghdatis M.
6-47-5
Semi-finals
Tipsarevic J.
Nishikori K.
6-46-3
Baghdatis M.
Troicki V.
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Nishikori K.
Almagro N.
6-756-46-4
Tipsarevic J.
Davydenko N.
3-1
Baghdatis M.
Melzer J.
6-37-63
Troicki V.
Tursunov D.
6-46-4
R16
Almagro N.
Ramos A.
7-627-64
Nishikori K.
Petzschner P.
6-34-67-5
Tipsarevic J.
Cipolla F.
6-26-4
Melzer J.
De Voest R.
6-06-4
Davydenko N.
Kubot L.
6-37-62
Baghdatis M.
Devvarman S.
7-56-4
Tursunov D.
Goffin D.
6-36-3
Troicki V.
Istomin D.
6-16-4
R32
Ramos A.
Kukushkin M.
4-66-34-2
Petzschner P.
Zverev M.
7-56-3
Cipolla F.
Tomic B.
6-26-2
Kubot L.
Rosol L.
6-36-3
Nishikori K.
Gabashvili T.
3-66-46-1
Davydenko N.
Harrison R.
6-36-2
Baghdatis M.
Bogomolov Jr A.
7-636-4
Devvarman S.
Ledovskikh M.
7-656-4
De Voest R.
Sweeting R.
4-66-36-3
Istomin D.
Matosevic M.
6-36-2
Goffin D.
Ebden M.
6-47-64
Tursunov D.
Capdeville P.
6-22-66-1