Mardy Fish vs Jurgen Melzer — Houston Final
Houston · ATP · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 April 2006 ·
clay
Fish M.3-6 6-4 6-3
Melzer J.
Fish M.
3662
Melzer J.
6431
Mardy Fish defeated Jurgen Melzer 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the Houston final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jurgen Melzer came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's semi-final. Mardy Fish claimed a first win over Jurgen Melzer in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Mardy Fish dropped the opening set before beating Jurgen Melzer 3–6 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-05-09 | Madrid Masters | R32 | clay | Jurgen Melzer | 3-6 6-1 6-4 |
| 2009-01-04 | Brisbane | R32 | hard | Jurgen Melzer | 6-4 4-6 7-6 |
| 2006-10-02 | Metz | QF | hard | Jurgen Melzer | 1-6 7-5 7-5 |
| 2003-04-21 | Houston | QF | clay | Jurgen Melzer | 7-5 2-6 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
62%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.3
4.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast