Jurgen Melzer vs Xavier Malisse — San Jose Round of 16
San Jose · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 February 2005 ·
hard
Melzer J.6-3 6-3
Malisse X.
Melzer J.
662
Malisse X.
330
Jurgen Melzer defeated Xavier Malisse 6-3 6-3 in the San Jose round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Xavier Malisse came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 32. Jurgen Melzer narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Jurgen Melzer dropped just 6 games past Xavier Malisse.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-10-21 | Valencia | R16 | hard | Jurgen Melzer | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2011-06-20 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Xavier Malisse | 7-6 6-3 6-0 |
| 2008-01-02 | Chennai | R16 | hard | Xavier Malisse | 7-6(3) 6-2 |
| 2007-12-31 | Chennai | R16 | hard | Xavier Malisse | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2004-05-17 | St. Poelten | SF | clay | Xavier Malisse | 3-6 6-3 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.2
6.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.9
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
29
38
Break points saved·Even
67
68
Break points won·Clear edge
30
42
Deciding sets·Slight edge
60
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
15
58
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About