Pablo Cuevas vs Jurgen Melzer — Kuala Lumpur Round of 32

Kuala Lumpur · ATP · Round of 32
URU5
Pablo Cuevas
40 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 September 2014
hard
AUT
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
Cuevas P.
6-4 7-6
Melzer J.
Cuevas P.
6772
Melzer J.
4610

Pablo Cuevas defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-4 7-6 in the Kuala Lumpur round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jurgen Melzer came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's semi-final. Pablo Cuevas narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-08-23New HavenR32hardJurgen Melzer6-2 3-0 RET
2009-07-27UmagR16clayJurgen Melzer6-4 6-3
2009-07-19HamburgR32clayPablo Cuevas7-6(5) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Cuevas P.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Melzer J.

Melzer J.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Cuevas P.

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
Cuevas P.Melzer J.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.9
3.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Cuevas P.Melzer J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
58
44
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
86
Break points won·Slight edge
32
27
Deciding sets·Clear edge
82
65
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
44
27

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Nishikori K.[1]
Benneteau J.[4]
7-646-4
Semi-finals
Nishikori K.[1]
Nieminen J.
6-34-66-2
Benneteau J.[4]
Gulbis E.[2]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Nieminen J.
Andujar P.[7]
6-36-4
Nishikori K.[1]
Matosevic M.
6-36-0
Gulbis E.[2]
Becker B.
6-37-5
Benneteau J.[4]
Cuevas P.[5]
6-36-736-4
R16
Nishikori K.[1]
Ram R.
6-26-3
Matosevic M.
Soeda G.
7-656-4
Nieminen J.
Mayer L.[3]
7-656-4
Cuevas P.[5]
Dodig I.
3-67-57-5
Becker B.
Herbert P.
6-47-64
Benneteau J.[4]
Krajinovic F.
6-46-3
Andujar P.[7]
Przysiezny M.
6-46-766-3
Gulbis E.[2]
Petzschner P.
6-36-736-1
R32
Matosevic M.
Kyrgios N.[8]
7-647-63
Ram R.
Jasika O.
4-67-56-3
Soeda G.
Takeuchi K.
6-26-1
Nieminen J.
Oswald P.
6-16-2
Przysiezny M.
Jaziri M.
4-66-46-2
Andujar P.[7]
Burquier G.
6-26-4
Cuevas P.[5]
Melzer J.
6-47-61
Krajinovic F.
Daniel T.
6-26-4
Becker B.
Sousa J.[6]
7-616-2
Petzschner P.
Ward J.
6-43-67-65
Dodig I.
Moriya H.
7-666-1
Herbert P.
Tomic B.
6-43-67-67