Joao Sousa #62 def. Gerald Melzer #150

2-6 6-1 6-3

Joao Sousa defeated Gerald Melzer 2-6 6-1 6-3 in the 2017 Austrian Open Kitzbühel quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJoao SousaGerald Melzer
Aces114
Double faults12
First serve %49.0%64.0%
First serve points won %77.0%55.0%
Second serve points won %40.0%53.0%
Break points saved %75.0%50.0%
Break points converted %50.0%25.0%
Service points won %58.0%54.0%
Return points won %46.0%42.0%
Total points won %52.0%48.0%

Player Comparison

FieldJoao SousaGerald Melzer
Country POR AUT
Birth dateMar 30, 1989Jul 13, 1990
Age2827
Height185 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)62150
Ranking points (entering)785375
Elo (entering)1,7241,673
Current career W-L190–25016–30
Current career earnings$8,340,548$990,350
Pre-match H2H
Joao Sousa #62 0 0 Gerald Melzer #150

Path

Joao Sousa's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Paolo Lorenzi #366-7(5) 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 3, 2017R16
Mikhail Youzhny #996-7(4) 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 2, 2017R32

Joao Sousa's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sebastian Ofner #1577-6(4) 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataAug 5, 2017SF

Gerald Melzer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Santiago Giraldo #1226-3 7-6(1)WH2HMatch dataAug 3, 2017R16
Carlos Berlocq #976-4 5-7 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 2, 2017R32