Lleyton Hewitt vs Xavier Malisse — Delray Beach Final

Delray Beach · ATP · Final
AUS
Lleyton Hewitt
45 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 May 1999
hard
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWWW
Hewitt L.
6-4 6-7 6-1
Malisse X.
Hewitt L.
66262
Malisse X.
47711

Lleyton Hewitt defeated Xavier Malisse 6-4 6-7 6-1 in the Delray Beach final on hard. The result followed the form book — Lleyton Hewitt came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Lleyton Hewitt extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Lleyton Hewitt came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–4 6–7 6–1.

Head to head

4–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-06-09Queen's ClubR32grassLleyton Hewitt6-3 6-2
2005-06-06Queen's ClubR32grassLleyton Hewitt6-7(3) 7-5 7-5
2004-05-24Roland GarrosR16clayLleyton Hewitt7-5 6-2 7-6(6)
2003-08-11Cincinnati MastersR64hardXavier Malisse3-6 6-4 6-2
2001-06-11Queen's ClubR32grassLleyton Hewitt6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Hewitt L.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

Malisse X.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Hewitt L.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Hewitt L.Malisse X.
1st serve in·Even
54%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.0
6.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.8
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hewitt L.Malisse X.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
63
52
Break points saved·Even
88
85
Break points won·Slight edge
57
52
Deciding sets·Clear edge
71
53
Tiebreaks·Even
58
56

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Hewitt L.
Malisse X.
6-46-726-1
Semi-finals
Malisse X.
Draper S.
6-46-4
Hewitt L.
Grosjean S.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Grosjean S.
Mamiit C.
6-26-1
Malisse X.
Gumy H.
7-56-4
Draper S.
Larsson M.
4-66-36-3
Hewitt L.
Sargsian S.
6-36-1
R16
Gumy H.
Gimelstob J.
7-627-62
Grosjean S.
Rochus C.
6-16-4
Mamiit C.
Stolle S.
6-46-2
Sargsian S.
Norman M.
6-26-0
Hewitt L.
Koubek S.
2-66-36-4
Larsson M.
Grant G.
6-746-26-3
Draper S.
Mirnyi M.
6-46-746-4
Malisse X.
Tillstrom M.
7-56-4
R32
Grosjean S.
Calatrava A.
7-656-723-0
Malisse X.
Goldstein P.
7-646-1
Rochus C.
Raoux G.
6-36-1
Stolle S.
Rodriguez M.
7-676-3
Mamiit C.
Woodforde M.
7-647-5
Norman M.
Ker L.
6-46-3
Sargsian S.
Woodbridge T.
6-16-1
Koubek S.
Blanco G.
6-46-3
Hewitt L.
Canas G.
6-7126-26-4
Larsson M.
Martin A.
7-56-3
Grant G.
Macphie B.
6-46-0
Mirnyi M.
Courier J.
4-66-27-66
Draper S.
Marin J.
6-47-5
Gimelstob J.
Korda P.
6-46-2
Gumy H.
Lareau S.
6-36-2
Tillstrom M.
Spadea V.
7-50-66-4