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Aljaz Bedene #66 def. Gerald Melzer #129

4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date May 24, 2016*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR128
Winner Aljaz Bedene
Score4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
Loser Gerald Melzer
Duration2h 17m
StatAljaz BedeneGerald Melzer
Aces133
Double faults31
First serve %6476
First serve points won %8571
Second serve points won %5444
Break points saved %050
Break points converted %50100
Service points won %7464
Return points won %3626
Total points won %5446

Pre-match Comparison

FieldAljaz BedeneGerald Melzer
Country SLO AUT
Birth dateJul 18, 1989Jul 13, 1990
Age2625
Height183188
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)66129
Ranking points (entering)765452
Elo (entering)1,7221,614
Career W-L130–15916–30
Career earnings$5,159,811$990,350
Pre-match H2H
Aljaz Bedene 0 0 Gerald Melzer

Path

Aljaz Bedene's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Aljaz Bedene's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 26, 2016R64 Pablo Carreno Busta 7-6(4) 6-3 4-6 5-7 6-2WH2HMatch data

Gerald Melzer's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 23, 2016Q3 Matteo Donati 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 23, 2016Q2 Ryan Harrison 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 22, 2016Q1 Farrukh Dustov 6-0 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch data