Jurgen Melzer vs Joao Sousa, Dusseldorf 2014, Round of 16

ATP 250 · Round of 16 · Clay · Wed 21 May

Final

Jurgen Melzer

WinnerRank #15521.4866%

Melzer won in 3 sets · 2h 22m

2–1

Set 17–6⁶

Set 24–6

Set 36–4

Joao Sousa

LostRank #9542.8534%

Venue

Rochusclub Dusseldorfer Tennisclub

Dusseldorf, GER· Clay

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

Slow

vs last year

Wind

15 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

67%

Moderate

Temperature

25°C

Warm

Altitude

67 m

Low

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 22m

5Aces3

4Double faults2

74Service points won72

16Service games played16

14Service games won14

16Return games played16

8/1080%Break points saved82%9/11

2/1118%Break points converted20%2/10

Head to head

1Melzer

3Sousa

4 meetings

Clay 1–2Hard 0–1

DusseldorfRound of 16 · 21 May 2014ClayThis match
Jurgen Melzer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Joao Sousa
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
GenevaRound of 16 · 20 May 2015Clay
Joao Sousa
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Jurgen Melzer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
Kuala LumpurSemifinal · 28 Sept 2013Hard
Joao Sousa
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Jurgen Melzer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
AcapulcoRound of 32 · 25 Feb 2013Clay
Joao Sousa
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Jurgen Melzer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3

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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Jurgen Melzer vs Joao Sousa, Dusseldorf 2014, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research