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Izak Van der Merwe #260 def. Michael Yani #197

6-2 6-4

Match Information

Date	Jul 5, 2010
Tournament	Newport
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	Q2
Winner	Izak Van der Merwe
Score	6-2 6-4
Loser	Michael Yani
Duration	57m

Stat	Izak Van der Merwe	Michael Yani
Aces	5	0
Double faults	1	2
First serve %	70	78
First serve points won %	74	57
Second serve points won %	85	33
Break points saved %	0	20
Break points converted %	80	100
Service points won %	77	52
Return points won %	48	23
Total points won %	61	39

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Izak Van der Merwe	Michael Yani
Country	RSA	USA
Birth date	Jan 26, 1984	Dec 31, 1980
Age	26	29
Height	196	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	260	197
Ranking points (entering)	175	237
Elo (entering)	1,537	1,544
Career W-L	7–7	4–13
Career earnings	$430,017	$403,300

Pre-match H2H

Izak Van der Merwe 0 – 0 Michael Yani

Path

Izak Van der Merwe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 5, 2010	Q1	Rogier Wassen	7-6(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Izak Van der Merwe's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 6, 2010	Q3	Raven Klaasen	6-4 2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data

Michael Yani's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 5, 2010	Q1	Dayne Kelly	7-6(5) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data