R128 Indian Wells Open 2015

Jurgen Melzer #86 def. Dennis Novikov #256

6-4 6-4

Jurgen Melzer defeated Dennis Novikov 6-4 6-4 in the 2015 Indian Wells Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJurgen MelzerDennis Novikov
Aces73
Double faults63
First serve %73.0%47.0%
First serve points won %81.0%65.0%
Second serve points won %41.0%47.0%
Break points saved %67.0%57.0%
Break points converted %43.0%33.0%
Service points won %70.0%56.0%
Return points won %44.0%30.0%
Total points won %57.0%43.0%

Player Comparison

FieldJurgen MelzerDennis Novikov
Country AUT USA
Birth dateMay 22, 1981Nov 6, 1993
Age3321
Height183 cm193 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)86256
Ranking points (entering)594198
Elo (entering)1,7281,512
Current career W-L331–3075–11
Current career earnings$10,739,212$662,411
Pre-match H2H
Jurgen Melzer #86 0 0 Dennis Novikov #256

Path

Jurgen Melzer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Michael Russell #1796-4 5-7 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 13, 2015Q2
Danai Udomchoke #3266-4 1-2 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataMar 12, 2015Q1

Jurgen Melzer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Isner #203-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataMar 15, 2015R64

Dennis Novikov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daniel Gimeno-Traver #946-3 4-6 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataMar 13, 2015Q2
Aljaz Bedene #1156-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 12, 2015Q1