Ricardo Mello vs Mardy Fish — Delray Beach Round of 16
Delray Beach · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 September 2004 ·
hard
Mello R.5-7 6-4 6-4
Fish M.
Mello R.
5662
Fish M.
7441
Ricardo Mello defeated Mardy Fish 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the Delray Beach round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mardy Fish came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's final, but Ricardo Mello had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Ricardo Mello claimed a first win over Mardy Fish in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Ricardo Mello dropped the opening set before beating Mardy Fish 5–7 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-05-22 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Mardy Fish | 6-2 6-7 6-2 6-4 |
| 2011-02-21 | Delray Beach | R16 | hard | Mardy Fish | 6-2 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
56%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
65%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.6
9.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (119 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast