Rik De Voest vs Punch Maleka — Mauritius South Africa 2 Round of 16

Mauritius South Africa 2 · ITF · Round of 16
RSA
Rik De Voest
46 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 June 2000 ·
hard
RSA
Punch Maleka
Last 10 · pre-match
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De Voest R.
7-6 6-2
Maleka P.
De Voest R.
7762
Maleka P.
6220

Rik De Voest defeated Punch Maleka 7-6 6-2 in the Mauritius South Africa 2 round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Punch Maleka came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Rik De Voest had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 8 on hard. Rik De Voest claimed a first win over Punch Maleka in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Rik De Voest closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1998-10-17Central Africa Masters 2R32hardPunch Maleka6-1 6-4

Statistics

This season
De Voest R.Maleka P.
1st serve in·
60%
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1st serve points won·
68%
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2nd serve points won·
49%
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Service points won·
60%
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Return points won·
35%
—
Break points saved·
60%
—
Aces / match·
4.0
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Double faults / match·
1.8
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Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.

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