QF China Open 2012

Novak Djokovic #2 def. Jurgen Melzer #37

6-1 6-2

Novak Djokovic defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-1 6-2 in the 2012 China Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicJurgen Melzer
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
123
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
30
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
69.8%54.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
80.0%58.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
69.2%35.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%0.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
76.7%47.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
100.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
52.3%23.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
64.4%35.6%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+13.7-15.3
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+15.3-13.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2012 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNovak DjokovicJurgen Melzer
Country SRB AUT
Birth dateMay 22, 1987May 22, 1981
Age2531
Height188 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)237
Ranking points (entering)10,470997
Elo (entering)2,3731,749
Current career W-L1,141–231331–307
Current career earnings$194,691,590$10,739,212
Pre-match H2H
Novak Djokovic #2 2 1 Jurgen Melzer #37

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Carlos Berlocq #506-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2012R16
Michael Berrer #1236-1 6-7(3) 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2012R32

Novak Djokovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Florian Mayer #296-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2012SF

Jurgen Melzer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alexandr Dolgopolov #207-6(9) 2-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2012R16
Pablo Andujar #416-1 4-6 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2012R32