R16 New Haven 2006

Jurgen Melzer #73 def. Fernando Verdasco #25

6-4 4-1 (ret.)

The match ended when Fernando Verdasco retired.

Jurgen Melzer defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-4 4-1 RET after Fernando Verdasco retired in the 2006 New Haven round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJurgen MelzerFernando Verdasco
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
63
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
32
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.0%67.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.4%59.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.6%46.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%25.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.0%55.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
75.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.0%32.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.8%42.2%
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.
+5.5-7.5
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.
+7.5-5.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJurgen MelzerFernando Verdasco
Country AUT ESP
Birth dateMay 22, 1981Nov 15, 1983
Age2522
Height183 cm188 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)7325
Ranking points (entering)5601,140
Elo (entering)1,6991,820
Current career W-L331–307549–442
Current career earnings$10,739,212$18,368,908
Pre-match H2H

Path

Jurgen Melzer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Feliciano Lopez #646-7(3) 7-6(1) 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 24, 2006R32

Jurgen Melzer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Robin Soderling #413-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataAug 26, 2006QF

Fernando Verdasco's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Julien Benneteau #517-6(4) 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 24, 2006R32