Nicolas Almagro vs Jurgen Melzer — Kitzbuhel Round of 16

Kitzbuhel · ATP · Round of 16
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 August 2015
clay
AUT
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
Almagro N.
7-6 7-5
Melzer J.
Almagro N.
7772
Melzer J.
6450

Nicolas Almagro defeated Jurgen Melzer 7-6 7-5 in the Kitzbuhel round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jurgen Melzer came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 32. Nicolas Almagro narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-04-14Monte Carlo MastersR32clayJurgen Melzer6-4 6-2
2012-04-06Davis Cup WG QF: ESP vs AUTRRclayNicolas Almagro6-2 6-2 6-4
2011-04-10Monte Carlo MastersR16clayJurgen Melzer6-1 6-4
2010-10-25ViennaSFhardJurgen Melzer6-4 6-4
2010-05-09Madrid MastersQFclayNicolas Almagro6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Almagro N.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Melzer J.

Melzer J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

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
Almagro N.Melzer J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Even
58%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.1
3.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (135 vs 101). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Almagro N.Melzer J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
53
44
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
86
Break points won·Even
23
27
Deciding sets·Slight edge
71
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
57
27

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 50%
Final
Kohlschreiber P.[6]
Mathieu P.
2-66-26-2
Semi-finals
Kohlschreiber P.[6]
Thiem D.[1]
6-07-66
Mathieu P.
Almagro N.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Mathieu P.
Delbonis F.
6-30-66-3
Almagro N.
Lajovic D.
6-36-4
Thiem D.[1]
Montanes A.
7-633-2
Kohlschreiber P.[6]
Fognini F.[3]
7-606-4
R16
Lajovic D.
Seppi A.[2]
7-53-0
Thiem D.[1]
Haider Maurer A.
1-67-666-4
Montanes A.
Schwartzman D.
6-16-3
Kohlschreiber P.[6]
Giraldo S.
6-06-2
Delbonis F.
Haase R.
4-66-26-2
Almagro N.
Melzer J.
7-647-5
Fognini F.[3]
Novak D.
6-16-2
Mathieu P.
Klizan M.[4]
6-37-5
R32
Haider Maurer A.
Souza J.
7-626-4
Novak D.
Bedene A.
6-726-46-1
Giraldo S.
Dutra Silva R.
7-56-2
Delbonis F.
Carreno Busta P.
7-56-4
Mathieu P.
De Schepper K.
6-26-2
Melzer J.
Gimeno Traver D.
7-636-3
Lajovic D.
Youzhny M.
6-36-4
Haase R.
Monaco J.[5]
2-61-1
Almagro N.
Vesely J.[7]
6-727-56-4
Schwartzman D.
Ramos A.[8]
6-36-4
Montanes A.
Melzer G.
6-47-65
Kohlschreiber P.[6]
Struff J.
6-36-756-3