Gerald Melzer vs Niels Desein Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Melzer 1 - 0 Desein

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Melzer has won 53.39% of points on their second serve, while Desein has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Melzer, in recent form, has won 52.08% of their opponent's second serve points, while Desein has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 33.88% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Melzer has saved 60.4% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Desein has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Melzer has won 62.86% of matches played (W/L 22/ 13), with Desein winning 0% (W/L 0/ 0) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Melzer has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 62% (W/L 399/ 249), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 17% (W/L 4/ 20). Desein has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 61% (W/L 131/ 83), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 38% (W/L 9/ 15).
• Player level: In the last year, Melzer has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 62.5% of matches (W/L 15/ 9), where as Desein has played most of their matches on the , winning 0% of matches (W/L / ). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
• Direct H2H matches: They have played 1 times before with Melzer winning 1 times and Desein being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Melzer winning 2 and Desein winning 0. The last match between Melzer and Desein was at the Netherlands F2, 13-06-2011, First, Clay with Gerald Melzer getting the victory 6-0 6-1.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:0:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Melzer and Desein have played a deciding set 0 times, with Melzer winning 0 times and Desein 0 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
• Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 0 tiebreaks against each other with Melzer winning 0, and Desein 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Melzer has played against opponents with an average rank of 242.74 while Desein has played against players with an average rank of .
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Melzer has won 56% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Desein has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Melzer has converted 49.69% of breakpoint opportunities, and Desein has converted 0% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.
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