Pete Sampras vs Xavier Malisse — Los Angeles Semi-final

Los Angeles · ATP · Semi-final
USA
Pete Sampras
54 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 July 2001
hard
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWWW
Sampras P.
7-6 6-4
Malisse X.
Sampras P.
7762
Malisse X.
644–

Pete Sampras defeated Xavier Malisse 7-6 6-4 in the Los Angeles semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Pete Sampras extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1998-02-23PhiladelphiaR32hardPete Sampras4-6 6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Sampras P.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

Malisse X.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Sampras P.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Sampras P.Malisse X.
1st serve in·Even
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
68%
64%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
13.3
6.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.5
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (92 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Agassi A.
Sampras P.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Sampras P.
Malisse X.
7-646-4
Agassi A.
Kuerten G.
6-736-36-3
Quarter-finals
Malisse X.
Dent T.
3-67-56-3
Sampras P.
Norman M.
7-57-64
Agassi A.
Gambill J.
6-27-5
Kuerten G.
Haas T.
6-36-3
R16
Sampras P.
Chang M.
7-667-62
Dent T.
Mirnyi M.
6-746-27-5
Norman M.
Saulnier C.
6-47-64
Gambill J.
Goldstein P.
6-16-4
Agassi A.
Rusedski G.
6-34-66-4
Kuerten G.
Ginepri R.
7-646-2
Haas T.
Bryan B.
6-26-3
Malisse X.
Safin M.
7-56-3
R32
Norman M.
Mamiit C.
6-46-2
Kuerten G.
Llodra M.
7-646-4
Ginepri R.
Lareau S.
4-66-36-4
Bryan B.
Dupuis A.
6-737-636-2
Haas T.
Lee H.
6-46-4
Agassi A.
Blake J.
6-07-63
Rusedski G.
Srichaphan P.
6-47-64
Goldstein P.
Kim A.
6-46-3
Gambill J.
Joyce M.
6-16-3
Saulnier C.
Caratti C.
6-46-3
Chang M.
Behr N.
6-27-5
Sampras P.
Woodruff C.
7-56-2
Dent T.
Moya C.
6-36-4
Mirnyi M.
Schalken S.
6-37-63
Malisse X.
Gimelstob J.
6-47-5
Safin M.
Roddick A.
6-36-4