Izak Van Der Merwe vs Benjamin Becker — Johannesburg Round of 32
Johannesburg · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 February 2009 ·
hard
Van Der Merwe I.7-6 7-6
Becker B.
Van Der Merwe I.
772
Becker B.
660
Izak Van Der Merwe defeated Benjamin Becker 7-6 7-6 in the Johannesburg round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Benjamin Becker came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Izak Van Der Merwe claimed a first win over Benjamin Becker in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Izak Van Der Merwe won all two sets in tiebreaks against Benjamin Becker.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-02 | Doha | Q32 | hard | Benjamin Becker | 6-2 4-6 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
34%
36%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Even
5.8
6.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (15 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.