Jurgen Melzer vs Alexandr Dolgopolov — Beijing Round of 16

Beijing · ATP · Round of 16
AUT
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2012
hard
UKR
Alexandr Dolgopolov
37 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Jurgen Melzer defeated Alexandr Dolgopolov 7-6 2-6 6-1 in the Beijing round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexandr Dolgopolov came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Jurgen Melzer claimed a first win over Alexandr Dolgopolov in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Jurgen Melzer came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 2–6 6–1.
Melzer J.
711262
Dolgopolov A.
69611

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
0.96
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 26%

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-10-21ValenciaSFhardAlexandr Dolgopolov6-4 6-2

Statistics

Recent form
Melzer J.Dolgopolov A.
66%1st serve in+14%52%
69%1st serve points won+5%74%
52%2nd serve points won+4%48%
63%Service points won+2%61%
38%Return points won+1%37%
64%Break points saved+4%60%
5.1Aces / match+1.86.9
2.8Double faults / match+0.53.3

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

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
Tsonga J.
7-646-2
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.
Mayer F.
6-16-4
Tsonga J.
Lopez F.
6-14-1
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.
Melzer J.
6-16-2
Mayer F.
Zhang Z.
6-36-4
Tsonga J.
Youzhny M.
6-36-2
Lopez F.
Querrey S.
4-66-46-4
R16
Djokovic N.
Berlocq C.
6-16-3
Melzer J.
Dolgopolov A.
7-692-66-1
Mayer F.
Copil M.
3-66-36-2
Zhang Z.
Gasquet R.
6-43-66-4
Youzhny M.
Anderson K.
6-36-3
Tsonga J.
Davydenko N.
W/O
Querrey S.
Seppi A.
6-16-4
Lopez F.
Lu Y.
6-37-67
R32
Zhang Z.
Wu D.
6-46-1
Tsonga J.
Istomin D.
4-66-17-63
Querrey S.
Verdasco F.
5-76-36-4
Seppi A.
Benneteau J.
6-12-0
Lopez F.
Harrison R.
7-635-76-2
Lu Y.
Ferrer D.
5-4
Gasquet R.
Ebden M.
6-26-4
Youzhny M.
Haas T.
6-44-66-2
Davydenko N.
Bogomolov Jr A.
7-56-1
Anderson K.
Baker B.
5-76-36-1
Djokovic N.
Berrer M.
6-16-736-2
Berlocq C.
Matosevic M.
3-66-26-3
Melzer J.
Andujar P.
6-14-67-63
Dolgopolov A.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-06-4
Copil M.
Cilic M.
3-67-606-4
Mayer F.
Fognini F.
6-16-2