Kevin Anderson vs Jurgen Melzer — Vienna Quarter-final

Vienna · ATP · Quarter-final
RSA
Kevin Anderson
40 yrs · 203 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 October 2011
hard
AUT
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
Anderson K.
6-3 6-3
Melzer J.
Anderson K.
662
Melzer J.
33–

Kevin Anderson defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-3 6-3 in the Vienna quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jurgen Melzer came in defending the title. Kevin Anderson extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-05-12Rome MastersR64clayKevin Anderson6-1 6-2
2010-05-09Madrid MastersR64clayJurgen Melzer6-2 2-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Anderson K.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Melzer J.

Melzer J.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Anderson K.

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
Anderson K.Melzer J.
1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
70%
62%
Return points won·Even
34%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
15.5
4.0
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Anderson K.Melzer J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
63
44
Break points saved·Clear edge
98
86
Break points won·Clear edge
10
27
Deciding sets·Clear edge
84
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
93
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
Weather
10°CDrizzle
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 95%

Draw

Final
Tsonga J.
del Potro J.
6-756-36-4
Semi-finals
Tsonga J.
Brands D.
6-27-64
del Potro J.
Anderson K.
6-43-66-4
Quarter-finals
Brands D.
Darcis S.
6-36-4
Tsonga J.
Malisse X.
4-67-646-4
Anderson K.
Melzer J.
6-36-3
del Potro J.
Haas T.
6-26-4
R16
Tsonga J.
Nieminen J.
3-66-13-1
Anderson K.
Baghdatis M.
6-27-65
Darcis S.
Thiem D.
6-26-2
Brands D.
Stepanek R.
6-47-64
Malisse X.
Fognini F.
6-736-36-3
del Potro J.
Petzschner P.
6-36-4
Melzer J.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-56-1
Haas T.
Bedene A.
4-66-46-1
R32
Fognini F.
Robredo T.
7-675-72-1
Brands D.
Fischer M.
6-736-27-66
Bedene A.
Karlovic I.
7-64
Haas T.
Chela J.
6-736-37-65
Nieminen J.
Haase R.
7-636-4
Malisse X.
Ramos A.
6-16-4
Thiem D.
Muster T.
6-26-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Blake J.
6-25-76-4
Darcis S.
Davydenko N.
3-66-07-62
Baghdatis M.
Sweeting R.
6-46-2
Anderson K.
Haider Maurer A.
6-46-4
Petzschner P.
Andujar P.
6-26-2