Jurgen Melzer vs Gastao Elias — Santo Domingo CH Round of 16

Santo Domingo CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
AUT
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2018
clay
Gastao Elias
POR
Gastao Elias
#728ATP
1447ELO
1425Clay ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLWL
Melzer J.
6-7 7-6 7-6
Elias G.
Melzer J.
6077772
Elias G.
7763611

Jurgen Melzer defeated Gastao Elias 6-7 7-6 7-6 in the Santo Domingo CH round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Gastao Elias came in defending last year's semi-final, but Jurgen Melzer had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 5 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Melzer J.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Elias G.

Elias G.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Melzer J.

Serve advantage — Elias 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 J.Elias G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
60%
Return points won·Even
36%
40%
Break points saved·Even
56%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (22 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Melzer J.Elias G.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
44
37
Break points saved·Dominant
86
57
Break points won·Even
27
24
Deciding sets·Clear edge
65
86
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
27
7

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Garin C.
Delbonis F.[2]
6-45-76-4
Semi-finals
Delbonis F.[2]
Krstin P.
6-06-3
Garin C.
Berlocq C.
5-77-646-1
Quarter-finals
Krstin P.
Melzer J.
6-13-2
Garin C.
Serdarusic N.
6-26-2
Berlocq C.
Hernandez J.
6-14-66-2
Delbonis F.[2]
Lorenzi P.[5]
7-57-5
R16
Delbonis F.[2]
Dutra Silva R.
6-46-1
Garin C.
Londero J.[7]
6-36-1
Serdarusic N.
Andreozzi G.[3]
7-626-4
Krstin P.
Gomez E.
6-36-1
Hernandez J.
Coria F.
7-56-0
Lorenzi P.[5]
Melzer G.
7-677-63
Melzer J.
Elias G.
6-707-637-61
Berlocq C.
Giraldo S.
7-647-62
R32
Melzer G.
Cachin P.
6-22-0
Krstin P.
Cid R.
6-06-1
Gomez E.
Bagnis F.[8]
6-46-2
Londero J.[7]
Quiroz R.
6-16-3
Garin C.
Ofner S.
6-26-0
Andreozzi G.[3]
Cuevas M.
6-726-26-3
Hernandez J.
Monteiro T.[6]
7-51-67-5
Coria F.
Olivares J.
6-26-0
Serdarusic N.
Bellucci T.
7-656-4
Giraldo S.
Cuevas P.[1]
7-652-66-3
Berlocq C.
Gomez Gb42 A.
6-46-3
Elias G.
Arevalo M.
6-37-67
Delbonis F.[2]
Estrella V.
7-56-3
Dutra Silva R.
Vilella Martinez M.
6-16-3
Lorenzi P.[5]
Varillas J.
3-66-16-0
Melzer J.
Dellien H.[4]
7-56-3