Marco Cecchinato vs Gerald Melzer — Como CH Quarter-final

Como CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Marco Cecchinato
ITA8
Marco Cecchinato
#175ATP
1576ELO
1546Clay ELO
$149kYTD
$5.3MCAREER
33 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWWWWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 August 2016
clay
AUT1
Gerald Melzer
36 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWW
Cecchinato M.
7-6 6-4
Melzer G.
Cecchinato M.
7762
Melzer G.
6440

Marco Cecchinato defeated Gerald Melzer 7-6 6-4 in the Como CH quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Gerald Melzer came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Marco Cecchinato had been the form player, winning 7 of their last 9 on clay. Marco Cecchinato claimed a first win over Gerald Melzer in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-02-05QuitoR32clayGerald Melzer6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Cecchinato M.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Melzer G.

Melzer G.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Cecchinato M.

Serve advantage — Melzer G.

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
Cecchinato M.Melzer G.
1st serve in·Even
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.5
3.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Cecchinato M.Melzer G.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
42
34
Break points saved·Clear edge
89
77
Break points won·Even
20
20
Deciding sets·Clear edge
36
53
Tiebreaks·Dominant
79
29

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

Freshness

Recent load
Cecchinato M.Melzer G.
Freshness·
69
—

Cecchinato M.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 37 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
De Schepper K.
Cecchinato M.[8]
2-67-607-5
Semi-finals
De Schepper K.
Ungur A.
6-47-5
Cecchinato M.[8]
Daniel T.[3]
6-31-67-61
Quarter-finals
De Schepper K.
Mayer L.[6]
4-67-56-4
Ungur A.
Collarini A.
6-46-4
Daniel T.[3]
Langer N.
6-16-4
Cecchinato M.[8]
Melzer G.[1]
7-646-4
R16
Ungur A.
Krajinovic F.
W/O
Mayer L.[6]
Marterer M.
6-746-26-1
Collarini A.
Trungelliti M.[5]
6-26-2
De Schepper K.
Rublev A.
7-54-67-65
Langer N.
Montanes A.[7]
7-686-4
Daniel T.[3]
Safwat M.
7-53-66-2
Cecchinato M.[8]
Ymer M.
6-37-61
Melzer G.[1]
Arnaboldi A.
3-66-37-65
R32
Rublev A.
Martin A.[4]
2-66-36-3
Daniel T.[3]
Napolitano S.
6-46-1
Ungur A.
Carballes Baena R.[2]
7-57-64
Krajinovic F.
Pellegrino A.
6-46-3
Collarini A.
Novak D.
7-56-1
Trungelliti M.[5]
Quinzi G.
6-44-66-4
De Schepper K.
Ramanathan R.
6-26-2
Marterer M.
Ymer E.
6-37-5
Mayer L.[6]
Sousa P.
6-27-62
Montanes A.[7]
Ignatik U.
6-46-2
Langer N.
Mager G.
6-36-1
Safwat M.
Vavassori A.
6-36-3
Cecchinato M.[8]
Volandri F.
6-26-746-3
Ymer M.
Petrovic D.
0-66-46-4
Arnaboldi A.
Cachin P.
6-46-4
Melzer G.[1]
Sonego L.
6-36-1