Analysis for Melzer-Berankis (ATP US Open)

Head-to-head record 0:0

Jurgen Melzer of Austria will play Lithuanian prodigy Ricardas Berankis in the second round at Flushing Meadows. 20 years old Berankis is a great talent of current tennis world. He is a relatively small player with mediocre serve but his movement and technique are incredible. He played solid match with American Ryan Sweeting here in the first round (6-4, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2). His opponent will be Jurgen Melzer of Austria. His YTD results are not even mediocre and we are simply not convinced of his current form. As a defensive baseliner, he may have some problems with the surface here and we don’t think Berankis should be such a big underdog, anything around 3.0 is worth considering here.