R16 Metz 2006

Jurgen Melzer #48 def. Marat Safin #63

4-6 6-2 7-6(5)

Jurgen Melzer defeated Marat Safin 4-6 6-2 7-6(5) in the 2006 Metz round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJurgen MelzerMarat Safin
Aces410
Double faults31
First serve %64.0%56.0%
First serve points won %73.0%72.0%
Second serve points won %56.0%60.0%
Break points saved %91.0%80.0%
Break points converted %20.0%9.0%
Service points won %67.0%67.0%
Return points won %33.0%33.0%
Total points won %51.0%49.0%

Player Comparison

FieldJurgen MelzerMarat Safin
Country AUT RUS
Birth dateMay 22, 1981Jan 27, 1980
Age2526
Height183 cm193 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4863
Ranking points (entering)755610
Elo (entering)1,7481,852
Current career W-L331–307396–249
Current career earnings$10,739,212$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
Jurgen Melzer #48 1 1 Marat Safin #63

Path

Jurgen Melzer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Albert Montanes #827-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2006R32

Jurgen Melzer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mardy Fish #561-6 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 7, 2006QF

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mikhail Youzhny #246-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2006R32