R16 Chennai 2008

Xavier Malisse #112 def. Jurgen Melzer #60

7-6(3) 6-2

Xavier Malisse defeated Jurgen Melzer 7-6(3) 6-2 in the 2008 Chennai round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatXavier MalisseJurgen Melzer
Aces81
Double faults21
First serve %52.0%70.0%
First serve points won %75.0%63.0%
Second serve points won %70.0%41.0%
Break points saved %87.0%
Break points converted %13.0%
Service points won %73.0%56.0%
Return points won %44.0%27.0%
Total points won %56.0%44.0%

Player Comparison

FieldXavier MalisseJurgen Melzer
Country BEL AUT
Birth dateJul 19, 1980May 22, 1981
Age2726
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)11260
Ranking points (entering)390590
Elo (entering)1,8011,712
Current career W-L282–266331–307
Current career earnings$5,702,871$10,739,212
Pre-match H2H
Xavier Malisse #112 1 1 Jurgen Melzer #60

Path

Xavier Malisse's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gilles Muller #1176-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 3, 2008R32

Xavier Malisse's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mikhail Youzhny #194-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataJan 5, 2008QF

Jurgen Melzer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Paul Capdeville #1026-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 3, 2008R32