Fabrice Santoro vs Jurgen Melzer — US Open Round of 128
US Open · ATP · Round of 128
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 August 2005 ·
hard
Santoro F.6-2 6-1 6-3
Melzer J.
Santoro F.
6663
Melzer J.
2130
Fabrice Santoro defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-2 6-1 6-3 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jurgen Melzer came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Fabrice Santoro narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Fabrice Santoro dropped just 6 games past Jurgen Melzer.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-01-08 | Sydney | R32 | hard | Jurgen Melzer | 6-2 2-6 6-4 |
| 2005-10-03 | Metz | R32 | hard | Fabrice Santoro | 4-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 2001-10-08 | Vienna | R32 | hard | Jurgen Melzer | 6-7 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Even
4.2
4.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.8
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (192 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
41
29
Break points saved·Even
66
67
Break points won·Clear edge
51
30
Deciding sets·Slight edge
51
60
Tiebreaks·Dominant
60
15
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast