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
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
112
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
47
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.7%50.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
74.4%64.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
51.7%54.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%62.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.3%59.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
37.5%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.3%34.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.2%46.8%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+2.4-3.2
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+3.2-2.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2011 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

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