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Rik De Voest #173 def. Izak Van der Merwe #190

6-4 3-6 6-4

Match Information

Date Aug 27, 2012
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundQ1
Winner Rik De Voest
Score6-4 3-6 6-4
Loser Izak Van der Merwe
Duration2h 17m
StatRik De VoestIzak Van der Merwe
Aces05
Double faults24
First serve %6464
First serve points won %6560
Second serve points won %4843
Break points saved %2044
Break points converted %5680
Service points won %5954
Return points won %4641
Total points won %5248

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRik De VoestIzak Van der Merwe
Country RSA RSA
Birth dateJun 5, 1980Jan 26, 1984
Age3228
Height180196
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)173190
Ranking points (entering)290267
Elo (entering)1,5921,579
Career W-L19–387–7
Career earnings$1,349,991$430,017
Pre-match H2H
Rik De Voest 1 0 Izak Van der Merwe

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