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Andy Murray #4 def. Jurgen Melzer #32

7-5 6-0 6-3

Match Information

Date Jan 25, 2009*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner Andy Murray
Score7-5 6-0 6-3
Loser Jurgen Melzer
Duration1h 39m
StatAndy MurrayJurgen Melzer
Aces82
Double faults01
First serve %6070
First serve points won %7858
Second serve points won %5225
Break points saved %7550
Break points converted %5025
Service points won %6748
Return points won %5233
Total points won %6040

Pre-match Comparison

FieldAndy MurrayJurgen Melzer
Country GBR AUT
Birth dateMay 15, 1987May 22, 1981
Age2127
Height191183
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)432
Ranking points (entering)7,1901,868
Elo (entering)2,2281,808
Career W-L703–264326–303
Career earnings$64,687,542$10,739,212
Pre-match H2H
Andy Murray 2 0 Jurgen Melzer

Path

Andy Murray's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 2009R64 Marcel Granollers 6-4 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 21, 2009R128 Andrei Pavel 6-2 3-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch data

Andy Murray's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 27, 2009R16 Fernando Verdasco 6-2 1-6 6-1 3-6 4-6LH2HMatch data

Jurgen Melzer's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 2009R64 Andreas Beck 5-7 7-6(7) 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 21, 2009R128 Kei Nishikori 7-5 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data