Gerald Melzer vs Roman Safiullin — Savannah CH Round of 32

Savannah CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
AUT4
Gerald Melzer
36 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 April 2016
clay
Roman Safiullin
RUS
Roman Safiullin
#96ATP
1750ELO
1754Clay ELO
$199kYTD
$4.3MCAREER
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
Melzer G.
6-1 7-5
Safiullin R.
Melzer G.
672
Safiullin R.
150

Gerald Melzer defeated Roman Safiullin 6-1 7-5 in the Savannah CH round of 32 on clay.

Key context

  • Match story: Gerald Melzer came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Melzer G.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Safiullin R.

Safiullin R.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Melzer G.

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 G.Safiullin R.
1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.0
6.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Melzer G.Safiullin R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
34
68
Break points saved·Clear edge
77
96
Break points won·Clear edge
20
44
Deciding sets·Clear edge
53
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
78

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

Freshness

Recent load
Melzer G.Safiullin R.
Freshness·
—
84

Safiullin R.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Fratangelo B.[6]
Donaldson J.[8]
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Fratangelo B.[6]
Kudla D.[1]
6-26-2
Donaldson J.[8]
Young D.[2]
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Fratangelo B.[6]
Tiafoe F.
3-67-56-2
Donaldson J.[8]
Melzer G.[4]
6-46-726-4
Young D.[2]
Kicker N.
6-47-5
Kudla D.[1]
Jarry N.
7-646-3
R16
Jarry N.
Halys Q.
7-637-63
Young D.[2]
Medvedev D.
4-1
Kicker N.
Arguello F.[7]
6-46-3
Melzer G.[4]
Sandgren T.
6-06-4
Donaldson J.[8]
Andreozzi G.
1-67-57-61
Fratangelo B.[6]
Laaksonen H.
7-627-5
Tiafoe F.
Lipovsek Puches T.
6-46-4
Kudla D.[1]
Baker B.
6-36-3
R32
Medvedev D.
Krueger M.
7-677-61
Fratangelo B.[6]
Hemery C.
3-66-16-3
Young D.[2]
Rubin N.
7-57-63
Kicker N.
Michon A.
6-37-5
Sandgren T.
Ward J.
3-66-26-3
Andreozzi G.
Hernandez J.
6-46-3
Donaldson J.[8]
Harrison R.
6-27-65
Laaksonen H.
Novikov D.
7-56-1
Jarry N.
Basilashvili N.[5]
7-646-2
Melzer G.[4]
Safiullin R.
6-17-5
Arguello F.[7]
Stanek R.
7-646-3
Lipovsek Puches T.
Mcgee J.
7-56-3
Tiafoe F.
Smyczek T.[3]
6-46-2
Halys Q.
Polansky P.
6-766-46-4
Baker B.
Paul T.
6-36-1
Kudla D.[1]
Lapentti G.
6-736-16-2