Olivier Rochus vs Jurgen Melzer — Munich Semi-final
Munich · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 May 2006 ·
clay
Rochus O.6-4 6-7 6-3
Melzer J.
Rochus O.
6662
Melzer J.
4731
Olivier Rochus defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-4 6-7 6-3 in the Munich semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jurgen Melzer came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, but Olivier Rochus had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 6 on clay. Olivier Rochus narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Olivier Rochus closed it out in three sets, 6–4 6–7 6–3.
Head to head
1–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-09-16 | Davis Cup WG PO: BEL vs AUT | RR | hard | Jurgen Melzer | 6-4 6-4 6-3 |
| 2010-02-01 | Zagreb | R16 | hard | Jurgen Melzer | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2007-04-30 | Munich | R32 | clay | Jurgen Melzer | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2006-02-20 | Rotterdam | R32 | hard | Olivier Rochus | 7-6 4-6 7-6 |
| 2004-05-17 | St. Poelten | QF | clay | Jurgen Melzer | 4-6 7-6 6-2 |
| 2003-09-19 | Davis Cup WG PO: AUT vs BEL | RR | clay | Jurgen Melzer | 6-1 7-6 5-7 2-6 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
62%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
60%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.6
4.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast