Q2 Australian Open 2010

Steve Darcis #105 def. Izak Van der Merwe #302

6-2 6-0

Steve Darcis defeated Izak Van der Merwe 6-2 6-0 in the 2010 Australian Open second qualifying round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSteve DarcisIzak Van der Merwe
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
04
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
01
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.5%57.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.3%56.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
80.0%23.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%0.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
78.4%42.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
100.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
57.5%21.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
67.5%32.5%
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.
+15.0-20.9
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.
+20.9-15.0

* 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

FieldSteve DarcisIzak Van der Merwe
Country BEL RSA
Birth dateMar 13, 1984Jan 26, 1984
Age2525
Height178 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)105302
Ranking points (entering)508141
Elo (entering)1,6381,520
Current career W-L94–1247–7
Current career earnings$3,445,948$430,017
Pre-match H2H
Steve Darcis #105 0 – 0 Izak Van der Merwe #302

Path

Steve Darcis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
James Lemke #4206-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2010Q1

Steve Darcis's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Grega Zemlja #1696-1 3-6 8-10LH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2010Q3

Izak Van der Merwe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nikola Mektic #3216-3 4-6 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2010Q1