Jurgen Melzer vs Joao Sousa — Dusseldorf Round of 16

Dusseldorf · ATP · Round of 16
AUT
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 18 May 2014
clay
POR4
Joao Sousa
37 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWWL
Melzer J.
7-6 4-6 6-4
Sousa J.
Melzer J.
78462
Sousa J.
66641

Jurgen Melzer defeated Joao Sousa 7-6 4-6 6-4 in the Dusseldorf round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Joao Sousa came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Jurgen Melzer claimed a first win over Joao Sousa in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-05-17GenevaR16clayJoao Sousa6-4 6-4
2013-09-23Kuala LumpurSFhardJoao Sousa6-4 3-6 6-4
2013-02-25AcapulcoR32hardJoao Sousa6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Melzer J.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Sousa J.

Sousa J.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Melzer J.

Serve advantage — Melzer J.

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.Sousa J.
1st serve in·Even
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Even
3.9
3.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (137 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Melzer J.Sousa J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
44
35
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
91
Break points won·Clear edge
27
14
Deciding sets·Clear edge
65
48
Tiebreaks·Even
27
23

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

Final
Kohlschreiber P.[1]
Karlovic I.[7]
6-27-64
Semi-finals
Karlovic I.[7]
Vesely J.
7-667-67
Kohlschreiber P.[1]
Istomin D.
6-24-66-4
Quarter-finals
Kohlschreiber P.[1]
Delic M.
7-54-66-1
Istomin D.
Seppi A.[3]
6-36-4
Vesely J.
Melzer J.
6-16-1
Karlovic I.[7]
Monaco J.
6-43-66-3
R16
Kohlschreiber P.[1]
Gabashvili T.
6-36-1
Delic M.
Brown D.
6-36-0
Vesely J.
Davydenko N.
6-17-65
Melzer J.
Sousa J.[4]
7-664-66-4
Karlovic I.[7]
Milojevic N.
6-47-5
Monaco J.
Granollers M.[2]
6-16-2
Istomin D.
Kubler J.
3-66-46-2
Seppi A.[3]
Mannarino A.
6-26-1
R32
Melzer J.
Carreno Busta P.
6-46-1
Brown D.
Lu Y.[5]
7-636-2
Mannarino A.
Matosevic M.
3-66-36-4
Kubler J.
Giannessi A.
7-53-66-1
Istomin D.
Nieminen J.[6]
6-756-36-2
Vesely J.
Sijsling I.[8]
7-626-3
Davydenko N.
Sela D.
6-36-1
Karlovic I.[7]
Kamke T.
3-67-57-65
Monaco J.
Becker B.
6-26-1
Gabashvili T.
Lajovic D.
3-66-36-4
Delic M.
Przysiezny M.
7-57-5
Milojevic N.
Basic M.
6-25-76-4