Gerald Melzer vs Santiago Giraldo — Kitzbuhel Round of 16

Kitzbuhel · ATP · Round of 16
AUT
Gerald Melzer
36 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 July 2017
clay
COL
Santiago Giraldo
38 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLLW
Melzer G.
6-3 7-6
Giraldo S.
Melzer G.
6772
Giraldo S.
3610

Gerald Melzer defeated Santiago Giraldo 6-3 7-6 in the Kitzbuhel round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Gerald Melzer came in defending last year's semi-final.

Key context

  • Match story: Gerald Melzer closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Melzer G.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Giraldo S.

Giraldo S.serving72% hold

wins 59% 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.Giraldo S.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Even
4.0
3.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 111). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Melzer G.Giraldo S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
34
28
Break points saved·Slight edge
77
82
Break points won·Even
20
19
Deciding sets·Clear edge
53
32
Tiebreaks·Even
29
26

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
28°CMainly clear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 39%
Final
Kohlschreiber P.
Sousa J.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Kohlschreiber P.
Fognini F.[2]
7-56-3
Sousa J.
Ofner S.
7-647-64
Quarter-finals
Fognini F.[2]
Bellucci T.
6-36-1
Kohlschreiber P.
Lajovic D.
4-66-47-65
Sousa J.
Melzer G.
2-66-16-3
Ofner S.
Olivo R.
6-31-66-3
R16
Fognini F.[2]
Zekic M.
6-46-4
Bellucci T.
Struff J.[6]
6-47-63
Lajovic D.
Simon G.[4]
6-46-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Vesely J.[7]
6-36-3
Melzer G.
Giraldo S.
6-37-61
Sousa J.
Lorenzi P.[3]
6-756-46-1
Olivo R.
Zeballos H.[8]
7-646-2
Ofner S.
Cuevas P.[1]
6-32-67-63
R32
Vesely J.[7]
Hanfmann Y.
6-46-4
Ofner S.
Basilashvili N.
7-53-0
Lajovic D.
Marterer M.
7-57-64
Kohlschreiber P.
Bagnis F.
7-53-66-3
Melzer G.
Berlocq C.
6-45-76-3
Sousa J.
Youzhny M.
6-747-56-3
Zeballos H.[8]
Dutra Silva R.
2-67-6117-64
Zekic M.
Kuznetsov A.
7-647-66
Olivo R.
Monteiro T.
7-56-2
Bellucci T.
Dolgopolov A.
6-25-76-4
Struff J.[6]
Haas T.
6-37-64
Giraldo S.
Haase R.[5]
7-664-66-4