Roger Federer #17 def. Jurgen Melzer #300

7-5 3-6 6-2 6-2

Roger Federer defeated Jurgen Melzer 7-5 3-6 6-2 6-2 in the 2017 Australian Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRoger FedererJurgen Melzer
Aces194
Double faults11
First serve %6475
First serve points won %7757
Second serve points won %5454
Break points saved %2522
Break points converted %7875
Service points won %6956
Return points won %4431
Total points won %5644

Player Comparison

FieldRoger FedererJurgen Melzer
Country SUI AUT
Birth dateAug 8, 1981May 22, 1981
Age3535
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)17300
Ranking points (entering)1,980164
Elo (entering)2,2851,782
Current career W-L1,219–272331–307
Current career earnings$130,594,339$10,739,212
Pre-match H2H
Roger Federer #17 3 1 Jurgen Melzer #300

Path

Roger Federer's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Roger Federer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Noah Rubin #2007-5 6-3 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2017R64

Jurgen Melzer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rajeev Ram #1306-2 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2017Q3
Taro Daniel #1246-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2017Q2
Joris De Loore #1846-2 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2017Q1