Jurgen Melzer vs Denis Istomin — Memphis Round of 32

Memphis · ATP · Round of 32
AUT
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 February 2012
hard
UZB
Denis Istomin
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Melzer J.
6-7 6-3 7-6
Istomin D.
Melzer J.
626772
Istomin D.
773641

Jurgen Melzer defeated Denis Istomin 6-7 6-3 7-6 in the Memphis round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Denis Istomin came in defending last year's round of 32, but Jurgen Melzer had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Melzer J.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Istomin D.

Istomin D.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Melzer J.

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
Melzer J.Istomin D.
1st serve in·Even
65%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.0
5.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
2.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Melzer J.Istomin D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
44
29
Break points saved·Even
86
90
Break points won·Clear edge
27
5
Deciding sets·Clear edge
65
44
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
27
18

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

Final
Melzer J.
Raonic M.
7-57-64
Semi-finals
Melzer J.
Stepanek R.
6-43-66-3
Raonic M.
Becker B.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Raonic M.
Rochus O.
6-37-63
Becker B.
Kubot L.
7-57-65
Stepanek R.
Querrey S.
7-656-0
Melzer J.
Isner J.
6-37-66
R16
Melzer J.
Dodig I.
2-66-37-65
Stepanek R.
Sweeting R.
4-66-37-64
Becker B.
Malisse X.
7-646-4
Kubot L.
Petzschner P.
7-656-2
Isner J.
Young D.
7-636-4
Raonic M.
Stakhovsky S.
6-46-4
Rochus O.
Harrison R.
6-47-5
Querrey S.
Anderson K.
7-646-4
R32
Petzschner P.
Benneteau J.
7-657-66
Kubot L.
Levine J.
7-626-4
Isner J.
Muller G.
7-617-64
Young D.
Dimitrov G.
7-644-67-66
Melzer J.
Istomin D.
6-726-37-64
Dodig I.
Tomic B.
5-76-47-68
Stepanek R.
Reynolds B.
6-36-2
Sweeting R.
Blake J.
6-06-2
Querrey S.
Falla A.
2-66-36-4
Anderson K.
Ginepri R.
7-56-3
Rochus O.
Bogomolov Jr A.
1-66-47-65
Harrison R.
Sock J.
6-32-66-4
Stakhovsky S.
Kendrick R.
6-37-66
Raonic M.
Gulbis E.
6-27-63
Becker B.
Sela D.
6-46-1
Malisse X.
Roddick A.
7-687-5