Gerald Melzer vs Paul Henri Mathieu — Doha Round of 32

Doha · ATP · Round of 32
AUT
Gerald Melzer
35 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2017
hard
FRA
Paul Henri Mathieu
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWL
Melzer G.
6-7 6-3 6-2
Mathieu P.
Melzer G.
62662
Mathieu P.
77321

Gerald Melzer defeated Paul Henri Mathieu 6-7 6-3 6-2 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Paul Henri Mathieu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Gerald Melzer claimed a first win over Paul Henri Mathieu in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-07-11HamburgR32clayPaul Henri Mathieu6-4 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Melzer G.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Mathieu P.

Mathieu P.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Melzer G.

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
Melzer G.Mathieu P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
35%
Break points saved·Even
60%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.0
4.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 34). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Melzer G.Mathieu P.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
34
44
Break points saved·Slight edge
77
88
Break points won·Slight edge
20
31
Deciding sets·Even
53
55
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
29
37

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
25°CClear
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 49%
Final
Djokovic N.[2]
Murray A.[1]
6-35-76-4
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.[2]
Verdasco F.
4-67-676-3
Murray A.[1]
Berdych T.[3]
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.[2]
Stepanek R.
6-36-3
Verdasco F.
Karlovic I.[6]
6-27-5
Berdych T.[3]
Tsonga J.[5]
7-56-3
Murray A.[1]
Almagro N.
7-647-5
R16
Murray A.[1]
Melzer G.
7-667-5
Stepanek R.
De Greef A.
6-36-2
Verdasco F.
Goffin D.[4]
6-17-66
Tsonga J.[5]
Brown D.
6-16-3
Berdych T.[3]
Vesely J.
7-651-66-1
Karlovic I.[6]
Khachanov K.
7-637-63
Almagro N.
Kohlschreiber P.[7]
7-657-66
Djokovic N.[2]
Zeballos H.
6-36-4
R32
Karlovic I.[6]
Marchenko I.
7-657-60
Djokovic N.[2]
Struff J.
7-616-3
Zeballos H.
Mayer F.
6-736-47-69
De Greef A.
Safwat M.
6-787-56-4
Goffin D.[4]
Haase R.
7-646-2
Verdasco F.
Pospisil V.
7-56-0
Khachanov K.
Zayid M.
6-16-3
Tsonga J.[5]
Kuznetsov A.
6-14-66-2
Brown D.
Bagnis F.
6-16-726-4
Vesely J.
Yuksel A.
6-26-3
Berdych T.[3]
Giannessi A.
7-616-2
Kohlschreiber P.[7]
Jaziri M.
6-27-63
Almagro N.
Lorenzi P.
7-624-66-3
Melzer G.
Mathieu P.
6-726-36-2
Murray A.[1]
Chardy J.
6-07-62
Stepanek R.
Baghdatis M.[8]
6-45-3