Stefano Napolitano vs Jurgen Melzer — Rome Masters Qualifying Round 1

Rome Masters · ATP · Qualifying Round 1
Stefano Napolitano
ITA
Stefano Napolitano
#240ATP
1528ELO
1520Clay ELO
31 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWLLLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 10 May 2015
clay
AUT14
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
Napolitano S.
6-4 7-5
Melzer J.
Napolitano S.
672
Melzer J.
450

Stefano Napolitano defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-4 7-5 in the Rome Masters qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jurgen Melzer came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Napolitano S.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Melzer J.

Melzer J.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Napolitano S.

Serve advantage — Napolitano S.

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
Napolitano S.Melzer J.
1st serve in·Even
60%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.8
3.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.7
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 102). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Napolitano S.Melzer J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
35
44
Break points saved·Slight edge
77
86
Break points won·Clear edge
13
27
Deciding sets·Slight edge
60
65
Tiebreaks·Even
26
27

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

Freshness

Recent load
Napolitano S.Melzer J.
Freshness·
81
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Napolitano S.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
26°CClear
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 42%
Q2
Arnaboldi A.
Napolitano S.
6-36-4
Fabbiano T.
Rublev A.
7-636-3
Bellucci T.[12]
Dodig I.
7-646-4
Dolgopolov A.[9]
Delbonis F.[7]
6-36-4
Ilhan M.
Mager G.
6-47-5
Lajovic D.[10]
Coric B.[1]
6-16-4
Schwartzman D.[3]
Paire B.[8]
7-54-66-2
Q1
Rublev A.
Carreno Busta P.[4]
6-46-766-3
Delbonis F.[7]
Falla A.
6-16-4
Napolitano S.
Melzer J.[14]
6-47-5
Paire B.[8]
Quinzi G.
7-666-4
Coric B.[1]
Caruso S.
4-66-27-65
Ilhan M.
Gimeno Traver D.[5]
6-46-1
Mager G.
Kavcic B.[11]
4-60-1
Dodig I.
Istomin D.[6]
6-36-3
Arnaboldi A.
Kukushkin M.[2]
2-67-56-2
Dolgopolov A.[9]
Marcora R.
6-46-4
Lajovic D.[10]
Cecchinato M.
7-636-2
Bellucci T.[12]
Gonzalez A.
6-26-0
Fabbiano T.
Souza J.[13]
6-46-2
Schwartzman D.[3]
Kuznetsov A.
7-656-2