R128 Wimbledon 2008

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez #104 def. Izak Van der Merwe #285

7-5 6-2 6-2

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez defeated Izak Van der Merwe 7-5 6-2 6-2 in the 2008 Wimbledon first round on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatGuillermo Garcia-LopezIzak Van der Merwe
Aces17
Double faults42
First serve %68.0%59.0%
First serve points won %71.0%65.0%
Second serve points won %45.0%38.0%
Break points saved %71.0%30.0%
Break points converted %70.0%29.0%
Service points won %63.0%54.0%
Return points won %46.0%37.0%
Total points won %56.0%44.0%

Player Comparison

FieldGuillermo Garcia-LopezIzak Van der Merwe
Country ESP RSA
Birth dateJun 4, 1983Jan 26, 1984
Age2524
Height185 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)104285
Ranking points (entering)437128
Elo (entering)1,5991,557
Current career W-L299–3537–7
Current career earnings$8,452,004$430,017
Pre-match H2H

Path

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Almagro #126-3 3-6 5-7 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 26, 2008R64

Izak Van der Merwe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Frederic Niemeyer #2466-3 6-3 1-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 24, 2008Q3
Kristian Pless #1267-5 7-6(8)WH2HMatch dataJun 24, 2008Q2
Miguel Angel Lopez Jaen #1776-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 23, 2008Q1