Jurgen Melzer vs Steve Darcis, Memphis 2008, Round of 16

ATP Intl Gold · Round of 16 · Hard · Wed 27 Feb

Final

Jurgen Melzer

LostRank #15521.6161%

Darcis won in 2 sets · 1h 17m

0–2

Set 13–6

Set 26–7⁴

Steve Darcis

WinnerRank #7562.5439%Upset

Venue

Racquet Club of Memphis

Memphis, USA· Hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Fast

2.7vs last year

Altitude

92 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Match stats

1h 17m

6Aces6

0Double faults1

45Service points won50

10Service games played11

8Service games won10

11Return games played10

1/333%Break points saved67%2/3

1/333%Break points converted67%2/3

Head to head

2Melzer

2Darcis

4 meetings

Hard 1–1Clay 1–1

MemphisRound of 16 · 27 Feb 2008HardThis match
Steve Darcis
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Jurgen Melzer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 6⁴
Liberec ChallengerRound of 16 · 4 Aug 2016Clay
Steve Darcis
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Jurgen Melzer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
IstanbulRound of 32 · 28 Apr 2015Clay
Jurgen Melzer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5
Steve Darcis
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2
Steve Darcis · Retired
Australian OpenQualifying R3 · 17 Jan 2015Hard
Jurgen Melzer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 1Set 3: 6
Steve Darcis
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 6Set 3: 4

Match research

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Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Jurgen Melzer vs Steve Darcis, Memphis 2008, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research