QF Johannesburg 2011

Izak Van der Merwe #170 def. Simon Greul #130

7-6(5) 6-2

Izak Van der Merwe defeated Simon Greul 7-6(5) 6-2 in the 2011 Johannesburg quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatIzak Van der MerweSimon Greul
Aces112
Double faults47
First serve %60.0%51.0%
First serve points won %74.0%65.0%
Second serve points won %52.0%55.0%
Break points saved %67.0%62.0%
Break points converted %38.0%33.0%
Service points won %65.0%60.0%
Return points won %40.0%35.0%
Total points won %53.0%47.0%

Player Comparison

FieldIzak Van der MerweSimon Greul
Country RSA GER
Birth dateJan 26, 1984Apr 13, 1981
Age2729
Height196 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)170130
Ranking points (entering)316440
Elo (entering)1,5611,659
Current career W-L7–743–73
Current career earnings$430,017$1,320,952
Pre-match H2H
Izak Van der Merwe #170 0 0 Simon Greul #130

Path

Izak Van der Merwe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dustin Brown #894-6 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 4, 2011R16
Stephane Robert #1236-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 3, 2011R32

Izak Van der Merwe's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Somdev Devvarman #1102-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 5, 2011SF

Simon Greul's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Milos Raonic #947-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 4, 2011R16
Thiago Alves #1786-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 3, 2011R32