Ivo Karlovic vs Jurgen Melzer — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
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Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2012
hard
AUT
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Karlovic I.
7-6 7-5 6-3
Melzer J.
Karlovic I.
77763
Melzer J.
6353–

Ivo Karlovic defeated Jurgen Melzer 7-6 7-5 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jurgen Melzer came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 16, but Ivo Karlovic had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Ivo Karlovic narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivo Karlovic closed it out in three sets, 7–6 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-10-13ViennaR16hardIvo Karlovic6-4 7-6(1)
2007-08-13Cincinnati MastersR64hardJurgen Melzer7-6(4) 7-6(2)
2007-01-15Australian OpenR128hardJurgen Melzer6-4 6-4 7-6(6)
2006-05-01MunichQFclayJurgen Melzer7-6(4) 6-1
2004-03-22Miami MastersR128hardJurgen Melzer6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Karlovic I.serving94% hold

wins 74% of points on serve vs Melzer J.

Melzer J.serving94% hold

wins 74% of points on serve vs Karlovic I.

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
Karlovic I.Melzer J.
1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
83%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
55%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
27%
38%
Break points saved·Clear edge
71%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
20.9
4.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Karlovic I.Melzer J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
56
44
Break points saved·Clear edge
98
86
Break points won·Dominant
0
27
Deciding sets·Clear edge
83
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
76
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
28°CClear
Wind 28 km/hHumidity 37%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
Nadal R.
5-76-46-26-757-5
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Federer R.
6-756-27-656-4
Djokovic N.
Murray A.
6-33-66-746-17-5
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
del Potro J.
6-46-36-2
Nadal R.
Berdych T.
6-757-666-46-3
Murray A.
Nishikori K.
6-36-36-1
Djokovic N.
Ferrer D.
6-47-646-1
R16
Murray A.
Kukushkin M.
6-16-11-0
Ferrer D.
Gasquet R.
6-46-46-1
Djokovic N.
Hewitt L.
6-16-34-66-3
Nadal R.
Lopez F.
6-46-46-2
Berdych T.
Almagro N.
4-67-657-637-62
Federer R.
Tomic B.
6-46-26-2
del Potro J.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-46-26-1
Nishikori K.
Tsonga J.
2-66-26-13-66-3
R32
Almagro N.
Wawrinka S.
7-626-26-4
Tomic B.
Dolgopolov A.
4-67-607-662-66-3
del Potro J.
Lu Y.
6-26-36-0
Nishikori K.
Benneteau J.
4-67-637-646-3
Ferrer D.
Chela J.
7-56-26-1
Gasquet R.
Tipsarevic J.
6-36-36-1
Nadal R.
Lacko L.
6-26-46-2
Lopez F.
Isner J.
6-36-736-46-706-1
Berdych T.
Anderson K.
7-657-616-1
Federer R.
Karlovic I.
7-667-56-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Falla A.
6-36-27-63
Tsonga J.
Gil F.
6-26-26-2
Kukushkin M.
Monfils G.
6-27-55-71-66-4
Murray A.
Llodra M.
6-46-26-0
Djokovic N.
Mahut N.
6-06-16-1
Hewitt L.
Raonic M.
4-66-37-656-3
R64
Chela J.
Andujar P.
6-46-46-3
Federer R.
Beck A.
W/O
Gasquet R.
Golubev A.
6-46-23-0
Hewitt L.
Roddick A.
3-66-36-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Riba P.
6-04-0
Karlovic I.
Berlocq C.
7-643-66-36-4
Tomic B.
Querrey S.
3-66-37-636-3
Dolgopolov A.
Kamke T.
4-66-16-13-68-6
del Potro J.
Kavcic B.
6-47-56-3
Tsonga J.
Mello R.
7-56-46-4
Gil F.
Granollers M.
6-34-66-46-3
Nishikori K.
Ebden M.
3-61-66-46-16-1
Benneteau J.
Simon G.
7-57-681-63-66-2
Monfils G.
Bellucci T.
2-66-06-46-2
Kukushkin M.
Troicki V.
5-76-46-24-66-3
Llodra M.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-16-34-65-76-4
Murray A.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-16-46-4
Ferrer D.
Sweeting R.
6-746-23-66-26-3
Tipsarevic J.
Duckworth J.
3-66-27-656-4
Nadal R.
Haas T.
6-46-36-4
Lacko L.
Young D.
6-36-13-66-3
Raonic M.
Petzschner P.
6-45-76-27-5
Lopez F.
Cipolla F.
7-57-646-2
Mahut N.
Ito T.
1-67-666-26-2
Falla A.
Fish M.
7-646-37-66
Djokovic N.
Giraldo S.
6-36-26-1
Lu Y.
Serra F.
7-56-26-2
Isner J.
Nalbandian D.
4-66-32-67-6510-8
Almagro N.
Dimitrov G.
4-66-36-746-46-0
Wawrinka S.
Baghdatis M.
7-636-45-76-1
Anderson K.
Stakhovsky S.
3-66-17-636-3
Berdych T.
Rochus O.
6-16-07-64
R128
Nalbandian D.
Nieminen J.
6-44-2
Haas T.
Kudla D.
7-653-66-07-5
Wawrinka S.
Paire B.
6-16-17-5
Kavcic B.
Ward J.
6-46-36-4
Serra F.
Darcis S.
6-733-65-4
Gil F.
Dodig I.
2-66-16-14-1
Benneteau J.
Beck K.
6-46-27-5
Roger-Vasselin E.
Malisse X.
7-66
Hewitt L.
Stebe C.
7-56-43-67-5
Troicki V.
Ferrero J.
4-66-736-27-636-2
Cipolla F.
Davydenko N.
6-44-63-66-26-1
Lopez F.
Mayer L.
7-656-37-62
Lacko L.
Ljubicic I.
3-64-66-36-46-4
Young D.
Gojowczyk P.
6-16-24-61-66-2
Nadal R.
Kuznetsov A.
6-46-16-1
Tomic B.
Verdasco F.
4-66-736-46-27-5
Karlovic I.
Melzer J.
7-637-56-3
Berlocq C.
Huta Galung J.
2-66-37-636-3
Beck A.
Prodon E.
6-46-24-67-5
Federer R.
Kudryavtsev A.
7-56-26-2
Berdych T.
Ramos A.
7-54-66-26-3
Rochus O.
Phau B.
6-16-46-0
Stakhovsky S.
Marchenko I.
6-36-794-66-37-5
Anderson K.
Nielsen F.
6-16-26-4
Lu Y.
De Voest R.
6-43-66-13-66-3
Querrey S.
De Schepper K.
6-36-26-2
Kamke T.
Hanescu V.
6-26-16-2
Dolgopolov A.
Jones G.
1-64-66-16-16-2
del Potro J.
Mannarino A.
2-66-17-56-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Monaco J.
7-54-66-36-746-0
Riba P.
Montanes A.
7-622-66-47-65
Falla A.
Fognini F.
6-36-23-66-1
Fish M.
Muller G.
6-46-46-2
Tsonga J.
Istomin D.
6-43-66-27-5
Mello R.
Bautista Agut R.
6-46-47-5
Granollers M.
Levine J.
6-07-645-75-76-3
Nishikori K.
Robert S.
6-17-676-0
Ebden M.
Souza J.
6-37-616-2
Simon G.
Udomchoke D.
6-13-66-756-36-2
Monfils G.
Matosevic M.
7-656-36-3
Bellucci T.
Sela D.
7-656-46-3
Kukushkin M.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-46-36-0
Bogomolov Jr A.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-36-26-4
Llodra M.
Gulbis E.
2-66-16-26-2
Murray A.
Harrison R.
4-66-36-46-2
Ferrer D.
Machado R.
6-16-46-2
Sweeting R.
Bachinger M.
6-46-46-2
Andujar P.
Kunitsyn I.
6-17-6126-0
Chela J.
Russell M.
7-636-36-4
Gasquet R.
Seppi A.
6-33-66-36-1
Golubev A.
Youzhny M.
7-56-746-44-66-3
Duckworth J.
Zopp J.
6-36-46-4
Tipsarevic J.
Tursunov D.
5-77-6126-36-4
Roddick A.
Haase R.
6-36-46-1
Petzschner P.
Rosol L.
6-06-06-2
Raonic M.
Volandri F.
6-46-06-2
Mahut N.
Stepanek R.
7-57-56-3
Ito T.
Starace P.
6-34-66-36-4
Giraldo S.
Viola M.
6-46-26-1
Djokovic N.
Lorenzi P.
6-26-06-0
Isner J.
Mitchell B.
6-46-47-61
Almagro N.
Kubot L.
1-67-56-37-5
Dimitrov G.
Chardy J.
4-66-33-66-46-4
Baghdatis M.
Becker B.
6-17-656-2