Melzer v Verdasco
ATP Tour career
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Fernando Verdasco takes it, 12–1 on categories
Verdasco wins on first serve in %. Melzer’s case rests on double faults, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Melzer 633 matches, Verdasco 992 matches.
- Melzer averages 2.8 double faults a match to Verdasco’s 3.9.
- Verdasco has the better first serve in %: 67 to Melzer’s 61.4.
- Longevity: Verdasco has 992 matches across 22 seasons, Melzer 633 in 20 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- 0.05 total · best 1Titlesper game0.07 total · best 1
- 61.4First serve in %67.0
- 69.8First-serve points won %70.7
- 60.2Break points saved %62.6
- 37.1Return points won %38.1
- 5.33,359 total · best 26Acesper game5.45,396 total · best 28
Head to head
39 matches
since 20056
since 20056
- Clay · 4 matchesMelzer 1Verdasco 3
- Hard · 4 matchesMelzer 1Verdasco 3
- Grass · 1 matchMelzer 1Verdasco 0
Last meetings
- 15 June 2014 · s-Hertogenbosch · Quarterfinal · GrassMelzer won 7-6(3) 6-7(6) 7-6(9)
- 18 July 2011 · Hamburg · Quarterfinal · ClayVerdasco won 6-3 2-6 6-4
- 9 May 2010 · ATP Masters 1000 Madrid · Round of 16 · ClayMelzer won 7-5 6-3
- 19 Apr 2010 · Barcelona · Round of 16 · ClayVerdasco won 3-6 7-6(1) 6-3
- 24 Mar 2010 · ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Round of 32 · HardVerdasco won 3-6 7-6(4) 6-1
- 23 Aug 2009 · New Haven · Quarterfinal · HardVerdasco won 6-3 6-1
- 21 Aug 2006 · New Haven · Round of 16 · HardMelzer won 6-4 4-1
- 13 Feb 2006 · Marseille · Round of 32 · HardVerdasco won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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