Gerald Melzer vs Taro Daniel — Sarasota CH Quarter-final

Sarasota CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
AUT
Gerald Melzer
36 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 April 2014
clay
Taro Daniel
JPN
Taro Daniel
#194ATP
1567ELO
1542Clay ELO
33 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
Melzer G.
7-5 6-3
Daniel T.
Melzer G.
762
Daniel T.
530

Gerald Melzer defeated Taro Daniel 7-5 6-3 in the Sarasota CH quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Taro Daniel came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Gerald Melzer claimed a first win over Taro Daniel in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Gerald Melzer closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-02-03Vina del MarQ1clayTaro Daniel6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Melzer G.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Daniel T.

Daniel T.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Melzer G.

Serve advantage — Melzer G.

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 G.Daniel T.
1st serve in·Even
60%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
62%
Aces / match·Even
4.0
4.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Melzer G.Daniel T.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
34
42
Break points saved·Clear edge
77
93
Break points won·Clear edge
20
37
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
18
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
81

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Melzer G.Daniel T.
Freshness·
—
59

Daniel T.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 83 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kyrgios N.
Krajinovic F.
7-6106-4
Semi-finals
Krajinovic F.
Melzer G.
3-66-36-1
Kyrgios N.
Kosakowski D.
4-66-36-4
Quarter-finals
Krajinovic F.
Dustov F.
6-26-4
Melzer G.
Daniel T.
7-56-3
Kosakowski D.
Ward J.
6-37-64
Kyrgios N.
Young D.[2]
6-46-4
R16
Young D.[2]
Zverev M.
6-4
Krajinovic F.
Bogomolov Jr A.[1]
6-36-4
Dustov F.
Polansky P.[8]
7-656-2
Melzer G.
Arnaboldi A.
7-56-2
Daniel T.
Dancevic F.
6-26-4
Ward J.
Veic A.
6-46-2
Kosakowski D.
Mcgee J.
6-26-3
Kyrgios N.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
7-686-4
R32
Young D.[2]
Zverev A.
6-47-5
Polansky P.[8]
Bozoljac I.
7-627-65
Arnaboldi A.
Sock J.[3]
5-77-646-1
Bogomolov Jr A.[1]
Mina G.
7-56-3
Daniel T.
Bemelmans R.
4-66-46-3
Dancevic F.
Smyczek T.[5]
5-76-37-5
Ward J.
Bagnis F.[7]
6-26-2
Mcgee J.
Styslinger M.
7-616-1
Kosakowski D.
Russell M.[4]
6-26-3
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Kuznetsov A.[6]
6-35-76-2
Kyrgios N.
Jenkins J.
6-36-4
Krajinovic F.
Bangoura S.
6-46-2
Dustov F.
Williams R.
1-66-27-65
Veic A.
Marchenko I.
5-76-26-1
Zverev M.
Reynolds B.
6-36-3
Melzer G.
Nakagawa N.
6-16-3