Jurgen Melzer vs Michael Russell — Indian Wells Masters Qualifying Round 2

Indian Wells Masters · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
AUT
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 12 March 2015
hard
USA
Michael Russell
48 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Melzer J.
6-4 5-7 6-3
Russell M.
Melzer J.
6562
Russell M.
4731

Jurgen Melzer defeated Michael Russell 6-4 5-7 6-3 in the Indian Wells Masters qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Jurgen Melzer came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Jurgen Melzer extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Jurgen Melzer closed it out in three sets, 6–4 5–7 6–3.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-03-12Indian Wells MastersQ2hardJurgen Melzer6-4 5-7 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Melzer J.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Russell M.

Russell M.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Melzer J.

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
Melzer J.Russell M.
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
58%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
65%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.7
2.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (101 vs 14). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Melzer J.Russell M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
44
34
Break points saved·Clear edge
86
63
Break points won·Even
27
31
Deciding sets·Slight edge
65
54
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
27
36

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Melzer J.
Russell M.
6-45-76-3
Duckworth J.
Ram R.
2-67-56-4
Krajinovic F.
Saville L.
6-17-63
Berrer M.
Mcdonald M.
6-46-4
Roger-Vasselin E.
Hanfmann Y.
6-43-66-4
Hanescu V.
Basilashvili N.
3-66-47-65
Novikov D.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-34-67-64
Dancevic F.
Petzschner P.
5-76-46-1
Bolt A.
Mcgee J.
6-37-5
Coric B.
Fratangelo B.
6-21-67-67
Zverev M.
Ward J.
6-36-1
De Bakker T.
Fritz T.
6-46-4
Q1
Ward J.
Krueger M.
2-66-37-60
Roger-Vasselin E.
Andreozzi G.
7-57-5
Krajinovic F.
Smith J.
6-736-37-63
Saville L.
Kubot L.
6-47-5
Duckworth J.
Donaldson J.
6-32-67-63
Ram R.
Trungelliti M.
6-14-66-3
Hanfmann Y.
Mathieu P.
7-686-3
Basilashvili N.
Kamke T.
6-36-746-2
Hanescu V.
Kuznetsov A.
6-46-1
Mcdonald M.
Dustov F.
5-76-46-1
Russell M.
Zverev A.
3-66-46-2
Melzer J.
Udomchoke D.
6-41-2
Berrer M.
Daniel T.
6-46-2
Mcgee J.
Falla A.
5-76-36-4
Bolt A.
Soeda G.
4-66-26-2
Fratangelo B.
Elias G.
7-636-4
Coric B.
Smirnov A.
6-26-2
Petzschner P.
Cecchinato M.
6-47-5
Dancevic F.
Dzumhur D.
6-36-3
Gimeno Traver D.
Jung J.
7-636-2
De Bakker T.
Gomez E.
7-56-3
Novikov D.
Bedene A.
6-757-656-3
Fritz T.
Sela D.
6-36-0
Zverev M.
Nishioka Y.
6-46-3