Jurgen Melzer vs Victor Hanescu — Houston Round of 16
Houston · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 April 2007 ·
clay
Melzer J.6-4 6-2
Hanescu V.
Melzer J.
662
Hanescu V.
420
Jurgen Melzer defeated Victor Hanescu 6-4 6-2 in the Houston round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Victor Hanescu came in leading the head-to-head 5–3. Jurgen Melzer narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Jurgen Melzer dropped just 6 games past Victor Hanescu.
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-08-23 | New Haven | R16 | hard | Jurgen Melzer | 7-6 4-6 6-1 |
| 2009-08-10 | Canada Masters | R64 | hard | Victor Hanescu | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2008-06-15 | s Hertogenbosch | R32 | grass | Jurgen Melzer | 6-7 6-2 6-4 |
| 2005-05-02 | Rome Masters | R64 | clay | Victor Hanescu | 6-4 3-6 6-3 |
| 2004-03-08 | Indian Wells Masters | R128 | hard | Victor Hanescu | 6-1 6-7 6-3 |
| 2003-08-18 | Long Island | Q32 | hard | Victor Hanescu | 2-6 7-6(7) 7-5 |
| 2002-07-15 | Umag | QF | clay | Jurgen Melzer | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2002-04-05 | Davis Cup G1 QF: ROU vs AUT | RR | carpet | Victor Hanescu | 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Even
4.2
4.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
1.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
29
12
Break points saved·Even
67
70
Break points won·Clear edge
30
9
Deciding sets·Dominant
60
18
Tiebreaks·Dominant
15
48
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast