QF Poertschach 2006

Jiri Novak #127 def. Jurgen Melzer #75

6-7(7) 6-4 6-4

Jiri Novak defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-7(7) 6-4 6-4 in the 2006 Poertschach quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJiri NovakJurgen Melzer
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
97
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
34
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
71.5%58.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
65.6%63.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
45.9%44.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
81.2%70.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
60.0%55.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
29.4%18.8%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.1%40.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.4%47.6%
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.
-2.5-6.5
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.
+6.6+2.5

* 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

FieldJiri NovakJurgen Melzer
Country CZE AUT
Birth dateMar 22, 1975May 22, 1981
Age3125
Height190 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)12775
Ranking points (entering)345555
Elo (entering)1,6841,726
Current career W-L319–253331–307
Current career earnings$7,618,613$10,739,212
Pre-match H2H
Jiri Novak #127 2 – 0 Jurgen Melzer #75

Path

Jiri Novak's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Juan Ignacio Chela #386-1 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 26, 2006R16
Bjorn Phau #626-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 25, 2006R32

Jiri Novak's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nikolay Davydenko #62-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataMay 27, 2006SF

Jurgen Melzer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richard Gasquet #436-0 1-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataMay 26, 2006R16
Stefan Koubek #1236-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 25, 2006R32