Xavier Malisse vs Andre Sa — Atlanta Round of 32

Atlanta · ATP · Round of 32
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 April 2001
hard
BRA
Andre Sa
49 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWL
Malisse X.
6-4 4-6 6-2
Sa A.
Malisse X.
6462
Sa A.
4621

Xavier Malisse defeated Andre Sa 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the Atlanta round of 32 on hard. Xavier Malisse extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Xavier Malisse closed it out in three sets, 6–4 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-01-27MilanR32carpetXavier Malisse6-4 6-4
2000-02-28Delray BeachR16hardAndre Sa3-6 6-2 7-6(8)

Serve vs return

This season
Malisse X.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Sa A.

Sa A.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

Serve advantage — Malisse X.

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
Malisse X.Sa A.
1st serve in·Even
58%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
58%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 97). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Roddick A.
Malisse X.
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Roddick A.
Koubek S.
6-26-2
Malisse X.
Golmard J.
7-613-66-3
Quarter-finals
Malisse X.
Ilie A.
7-56-1
Golmard J.
Rochus C.
6-16-0
Roddick A.
Meligeni F.
6-46-4
Koubek S.
Lee H.
7-626-756-1
R16
Koubek S.
Tabara M.
3-3
Lee H.
Chang M.
6-47-63
Golmard J.
Burgsmuller L.
6-42-66-1
Rochus C.
Thomann N.
2-66-16-2
Malisse X.
Schuettler R.
6-16-1
Ilie A.
Knippschild J.
7-54-66-3
Roddick A.
Martin T.
7-56-2
Meligeni F.
Gustafsson M.
6-43-66-3
R32
Meligeni F.
Gaudenzi A.
6-36-3
Chang M.
Sanchez D.
7-56-3
Gustafsson M.
Popp A.
6-17-5
Thomann N.
Agassi A.
6-47-5
Rochus C.
Stoliarov A.
6-26-2
Burgsmuller L.
Siemerink J.
6-46-3
Golmard J.
Goldstein P.
6-06-1
Schuettler R.
Rodriguez M.
6-33-66-3
Malisse X.
Sa A.
6-44-66-2
Knippschild J.
Woodruff C.
6-16-4
Lee H.
Dupuis A.
6-46-1
Martin T.
Vanek J.
6-32-67-65
Roddick A.
Sluiter R.
6-24-66-4
Ilie A.
Bryan B.
6-24-66-3
Koubek S.
Rochus O.
6-34-66-4
Tabara M.
Lareau S.
7-56-3