Grega Zemlja vs Ricardo Mello — US Open Round of 128

US Open · ATP · Round of 128
SLO
Grega Zemlja
39 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLLLL
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 August 2012 ·
hard
BRA
Ricardo Mello
45 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLWLW
Zemlja G.
7-5 7-6 7-5
Mello R.
Zemlja G.
7773
Mello R.
5650

Grega Zemlja defeated Ricardo Mello 7-5 7-6 7-5 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ricardo Mello came in defending last year's round of 128.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Zemlja G.Mello R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.4
2.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (163 vs 8). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zemlja G.Mello R.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
32
22
Break points saved·Clear edge
69
48
Break points won·Slight edge
34
40
Deciding sets·Slight edge
51
40
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
40
46

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw