Lleyton Hewitt #4 def. Jurgen Melzer #53

6-1 6-4

Lleyton Hewitt defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-1 6-4 in the 2006 Sydney International round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatLleyton HewittJurgen Melzer
Aces61
Double faults24
First serve %51.0%51.0%
First serve points won %71.0%53.0%
Second serve points won %48.0%50.0%
Break points saved %75.0%64.0%
Break points converted %36.0%25.0%
Service points won %60.0%51.0%
Return points won %49.0%40.0%
Total points won %54.0%46.0%

Player Comparison

FieldLleyton HewittJurgen Melzer
Country AUS AUT
Birth dateFeb 24, 1981May 22, 1981
Age2424
Height178 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)453
Ranking points (entering)2,465675
Elo (entering)2,0871,708
Current career W-L567–244331–307
Current career earnings$20,890,470$10,739,212
Pre-match H2H
Lleyton Hewitt #4 3 0 Jurgen Melzer #53

Path

Lleyton Hewitt's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vincent Spadea #752-6 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 12, 2006R32

Lleyton Hewitt's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andreas Seppi #606-4 5-7 5-7LH2HMatch dataJan 14, 2006QF

Jurgen Melzer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Juan Ignacio Chela #466-2 7-6(1)WH2HMatch dataJan 12, 2006R32