Yannick Mertens vs Gerald Melzer — Meerbusch CH Round of 32

Meerbusch CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
BEL
Yannick Mertens
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 August 2014
clay
AUT5
Gerald Melzer
36 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWW
Mertens Y.
7-6 2-6 6-3
Melzer G.
Mertens Y.
77262
Melzer G.
63631

Yannick Mertens defeated Gerald Melzer 7-6 2-6 6-3 in the Meerbusch CH round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Gerald Melzer came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Yannick Mertens claimed a first win over Gerald Melzer in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Yannick Mertens closed it out in three sets, 7–6 2–6 6–3.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-01-19Australian OpenQ1hardGerald Melzer4-6 7-5 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens Y.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Melzer G.

Melzer G.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Mertens Y.

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
Mertens Y.Melzer G.
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
60%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
55%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (153 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mertens Y.Melzer G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
0
34
Break points saved·Dominant
30
77
Break points won·Clear edge
5
20
Deciding sets·Dominant
2
53
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
38
29

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kovalik J.
Kuznetsov A.[2]
6-16-4
Semi-finals
Kovalik J.
Lamasine T.
7-56-2
Kuznetsov A.[2]
Torebko P.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Kovalik J.
Bachinger M.
6-36-1
Lamasine T.
Haider Maurer A.[3]
5-77-657-69
Torebko P.
Podlipnik Castillo H.[8]
6-36-4
Kuznetsov A.[2]
De Greef A.
7-644-66-2
R16
Haider Maurer A.[3]
Safwat M.
6-16-0
Lamasine T.
Mertens Y.
3-66-46-3
Podlipnik Castillo H.[8]
Diez S.
6-26-0
Torebko P.
Setkic A.
6-16-3
Kuznetsov A.[2]
Lokoli L.
6-26-1
De Greef A.
Samper Montana J.
2-66-26-2
Bachinger M.
Van Der Duim A.
7-56-3
Kovalik J.
Albot R.[7]
2-66-26-0
R32
Lokoli L.
Giner M.
6-23-0
Samper Montana J.
Huta Galung J.[6]
6-43-0
Lamasine T.
Giustino L.
6-34-66-3
Setkic A.
Yang T.
4-66-26-0
De Greef A.
Garin C.
2-67-646-3
Kuznetsov A.[2]
Hajek J.
6-46-2
Haider Maurer A.[3]
Molteni A.
6-24-66-3
Bachinger M.
Ramos A.[1]
6-47-64
Kovalik J.
Granollers G.
6-26-1
Albot R.[7]
Petzschner P.
6-27-65
Safwat M.
Sadlowski J.
6-16-1
Mertens Y.
Melzer G.[5]
7-632-66-3
Van Der Duim A.
Westerhof B.
4-66-36-3
Podlipnik Castillo H.[8]
Davydenko P.
6-36-2
Diez S.
Wunner M.
7-57-61
Torebko P.
Balazs A.
4-66-16-4