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Izak Van der Merwe #302 def. Nikola Mektic #321

6-3 4-6 6-0

Match Information

Date Jan 18, 2010
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundQ1
Winner Izak Van der Merwe
Score6-3 4-6 6-0
Loser Nikola Mektic
Duration1h 52m
StatIzak Van der MerweNikola Mektic
Aces31
Double faults34
First serve %6859
First serve points won %6854
Second serve points won %4549
Break points saved %7550
Break points converted %5025
Service points won %6052
Return points won %4840
Total points won %5545

Pre-match Comparison

FieldIzak Van der MerweNikola Mektic
Country RSA CRO
Birth dateJan 26, 1984Dec 24, 1988
Age2521
Height196183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)302321
Ranking points (entering)141131
Elo (entering)1,5071,459
Career W-L7–73–8
Career earnings$430,017$6,554,702
Pre-match H2H
Izak Van der Merwe 0 0 Nikola Mektic

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