SF Dubai Tennis Championships 2010

Mikhail Youzhny #15 def. Jurgen Melzer #31

7-5 7-6(4)

Mikhail Youzhny defeated Jurgen Melzer 7-5 7-6(4) in the 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date
Feb 27, 2010*
Tournament
Dubai Tennis Championships
Edition
2010
Category
ATP 500
Surface
Hard
Round
SF
Duration
2h 13m

Match Statistics

StatMikhail YouzhnyJurgen Melzer
Aces710
Double faults03
First serve %59.0%60.0%
First serve points won %84.0%82.0%
Second serve points won %56.0%50.0%
Break points saved %100.0%80.0%
Break points converted %20.0%0.0%
Service points won %72.0%69.0%
Return points won %31.0%28.0%
Total points won %51.0%49.0%
Match Serve++8.9+5.6
Match Return+-5.7-8.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2010 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMikhail YouzhnyJurgen Melzer
Country RUS AUT
Birth dateJun 25, 1982May 22, 1981
Age2728
Height183 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1531
Ranking points (entering)1,9751,270
Elo (entering)2,0161,934
Current career W-L482–408331–307
Current career earnings$14,264,450$10,739,212
Pre-match H2H
Mikhail Youzhny #15 3 – 2 Jurgen Melzer #31

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Path

Mikhail Youzhny's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Janko Tipsarevic #396-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 26, 2010QF
Bjorn Phau #1257-6(2) 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 25, 2010R16
Lukas Lacko #606-7(3) 7-6(5) 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 24, 2010R32

Mikhail Youzhny's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Novak Djokovic #25-7 7-5 3-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 27, 2010F

Jurgen Melzer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marin Cilic #97-6(8) 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 26, 2010QF
Tommy Robredo #236-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 25, 2010R16
Simone Bolelli #1176-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 24, 2010R32