Jurgen Melzer vs Steve Darcis, Australian Open 2015, Qualifying R3

Grand Slam · Qualifying R3 · Hard · Sat 17 Jan

Final

Jurgen Melzer

WinnerRank #15522.2243%Upset

Melzer won in 3 sets · 2h 12m

2–1

Set 17–6⁶

Set 21–6

Set 36–4

Steve Darcis

LostRank #7561.7057%

Venue

Melbourne Park

Melbourne, AUS· 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

1.0vs last year

Wind

22 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

57%

Moderate

Temperature

22°C

Warm

Altitude

23 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 12m

3Aces6

4Double faults0

59Service points won62

14Service games played15

10Service games won12

15Return games played14

7/1164%Break points saved70%7/10

3/1030%Break points converted36%4/11

Head to head

2Melzer

2Darcis

4 meetings

Hard 1–1Clay 1–1

Australian OpenQualifying R3 · 17 Jan 2015HardThis match
Jurgen Melzer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 1Set 3: 6
Steve Darcis
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
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
MemphisRound of 16 · 27 Feb 2008Hard
Steve Darcis
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Jurgen Melzer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 6⁴

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, Australian Open 2015, Qualifying R3

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research