Horacio Zeballos vs Gerald Melzer, Buenos Aires 2017, Semifinal
Final score
Final
6-3 7-6(5)Venue and conditions
El Abierto Tennis ClubBuenos Aires, ARG
ClayCourt speed1.7 vs last year88.1Very slow
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 worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
1h 47m3Aces2
1Double faults2
53Service points won44
11Service games played10
10Service games won8
10Return games played11
2/367%Break points saved60%3/5
2/540%Break points converted33%1/3
Head to head
3Zeballos
2Melzer
5 meetingsClay 3–1Hard 0–1
- Buenos AiresSemifinal · 14 Oct 2017ClayThis matchHoracio ZeballosSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Gerald MelzerSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 65
- QuitoRound of 32 · 6 Feb 2017ClayGerald MelzerSets won: 2Set 1: 64Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Horacio ZeballosSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 64
- Poprad TatryFinal · 18 Jun 2016ClayHoracio ZeballosSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Gerald MelzerSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
- MorelosSemifinal · 19 Feb 2016HardGerald MelzerSets won: 2Set 1: 61Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Horacio ZeballosSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 4
- FurthRound of 16 · 3 Jun 2015ClayHoracio ZeballosSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Gerald MelzerSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
Match research
ProEverything 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.