Marat Safin vs Jurgen Melzer, US Open 2009, Round of 128

Grand Slam · Round of 128 · Hard · Wed 2 Sept

Final

Marat Safin

LostRank #612.1146%

Melzer won in 4 sets · 2h 13m

1–3

Set 16–1

Set 24–6

Set 33–6

Set 44–6

Jurgen Melzer

WinnerRank #15521.8354%

Venue

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

Flushing, 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

Average

2.7vs last year

Wind

10 km/h

Light

Humidity

76%

Humid

Temperature

23°C

Warm

Altitude

5 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 13m

15Aces7

4Double faults6

70Service points won71

18Service games played18

15Service games won16

18Return games played18

8/1173%Break points saved67%4/6

2/633%Break points converted27%3/11

Head to head

1Safin

4Melzer

5 meetings

Hard 0–3Carpet 1–0Clay 0–1

US OpenRound of 128 · 2 Sept 2009HardThis match
Jurgen Melzer
Sets won: 3Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 6
Marat Safin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 3Set 4: 4
Indian Wells MastersRound of 128 · 14 Mar 2008Hard
Jurgen Melzer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 2Set 3: 6
Marat Safin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 6Set 3: 2
MetzRound of 16 · 5 Oct 2006Hard
Jurgen Melzer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
Marat Safin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 6⁵
Paris MastersRound of 16 · 4 Nov 2004Carpet
Marat Safin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Jurgen Melzer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 5
Hamburg MastersRound of 16 · 13 May 2004Clay
Jurgen Melzer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Marat Safin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

Match research

Pro

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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Marat Safin vs Jurgen Melzer, US Open 2009, Round of 128

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research