Jurgen Melzer vs Mariano Puerta — Houston Round of 32
Houston · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 April 2005 ·
clay
Melzer J.6-3 6-3
Puerta M.
Melzer J.
662
Puerta M.
330
Jurgen Melzer defeated Mariano Puerta 6-3 6-3 in the Houston round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Mariano Puerta came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Jurgen Melzer claimed a first win over Mariano Puerta in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Jurgen Melzer dropped just 6 games past Mariano Puerta.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-09-22 | Palermo | R32 | clay | Mariano Puerta | 6-2 4-6 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
54%
Service points won·Even
62%
65%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Even
4.2
4.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.9
1.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 60). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast