Milos Raonic vs Jurgen Melzer — Tokyo Round of 16

Tokyo · ATP · Round of 16
CAN3
Milos Raonic
35 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 September 2014
hard
AUT
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
Raonic M.
6-4 6-3
Melzer J.
Raonic M.
662
Melzer J.
430

Milos Raonic defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-4 6-3 in the Tokyo round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jurgen Melzer came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32, but Milos Raonic had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Milos Raonic claimed a first win over Jurgen Melzer in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Milos Raonic closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-10-22ViennaR32hardJurgen Melzer7-6(6) 7-5
2012-02-20MemphisFhardJurgen Melzer7-5 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Raonic M.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Melzer J.

Melzer J.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Raonic M.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Raonic M.Melzer J.
1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
82%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
72%
62%
Return points won·Even
34%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
16.7
3.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.8
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Raonic M.Melzer J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
68
44
Break points saved·Clear edge
99
86
Break points won·Clear edge
13
27
Deciding sets·Dominant
90
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
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
Weather
25°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 44%
Final
Nishikori K.[4]
Raonic M.[3]
7-654-66-4
Semi-finals
Raonic M.[3]
Simon G.
6-16-4
Nishikori K.[4]
Becker B.
4-66-07-62
Quarter-finals
Becker B.
Sock J.
4-66-16-4
Nishikori K.[4]
Chardy J.
6-46-2
Raonic M.[3]
Istomin D.
7-686-3
Simon G.
Johnson S.
7-646-1
R16
Becker B.
Ito T.
6-36-3
Johnson S.
Granollers M.
4-66-36-4
Simon G.
Muller G.
4-67-616-3
Sock J.
Golubev A.
6-31-67-5
Istomin D.
Przysiezny M.
6-47-65
Nishikori K.[4]
Young D.
6-47-64
Chardy J.
Anderson K.[7]
6-46-4
Raonic M.[3]
Melzer J.
6-46-3
R32
Becker B.
Nieminen J.
7-54-1
Anderson K.[7]
Thiem D.
7-656-4
Melzer J.
Roger-Vasselin E.
7-54-1
Muller G.
Delbonis F.
6-36-4
Ito T.
Wawrinka S.[1]
7-56-2
Sock J.
Dolgopolov A.[8]
6-46-1
Nishikori K.[4]
Dodig I.
6-36-4
Chardy J.
Ram R.
7-55-76-4
Raonic M.[3]
Tomic B.
7-636-3
Johnson S.
Moriya H.
7-646-2
Simon G.
Bautista Agut R.[6]
4-67-672-1
Istomin D.
Daniel T.
7-626-757-5
Young D.
Soeda G.
6-46-2
Przysiezny M.
Tsonga J.[5]
4-67-57-69
Golubev A.
Herbert P.
6-46-4
Granollers M.
Ferrer D.[2]
4-66-46-4