Marin Cilic #57 def. Jurgen Melzer #71

6-4 6-3 6-4

Marin Cilic defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-4 6-3 6-4 in the 2008 Australian Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarin CilicJurgen Melzer
Aces73
Double faults12
First serve %5371
First serve points won %7152
Second serve points won %6770
Break points saved %5064
Break points converted %3650
Service points won %7057
Return points won %4330
Total points won %5644

Player Comparison

FieldMarin CilicJurgen Melzer
Country CRO AUT
Birth dateSep 28, 1988May 22, 1981
Age1926
Height198 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)5771
Ranking points (entering)615540
Elo (entering)1,7621,712
Current career W-L578–350331–307
Current career earnings$33,520,563$10,739,212
Pre-match H2H
Marin Cilic #57 0 0 Jurgen Melzer #71

Path

Marin Cilic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Almagro #317-6(4) 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2008R128

Marin Cilic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fernando Gonzalez #76-2 6-7(4) 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2008R32

Jurgen Melzer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jiri Vanek #996-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2008R128