Xavier Malisse vs Arnaud Clement — Lyon Round of 16

Lyon · ATP · Round of 16
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2001
clay
FRA
Arnaud Clement
48 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWLWL
Malisse X.
7-5 3-6 7-6
Clement A.
Malisse X.
73782
Clement A.
56661

Xavier Malisse defeated Arnaud Clement 7-5 3-6 7-6 in the Lyon round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Arnaud Clement came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending the title. Xavier Malisse narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Xavier Malisse closed it out in three sets, 7–5 3–6 7–6.

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-01-10AucklandR32hardArnaud Clement4-6 6-2 7-5
2007-01-15Australian OpenR128hardArnaud Clement6-3 3-6 7-5 6-4
2006-10-02MetzR32hardArnaud Clement7-6(3) 6-2
2001-10-29Paris MastersR32hardXavier Malisse6-4 3-6 7-6(5)
2001-06-18s HertogenboschR32grassXavier Malisse6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Malisse X.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Clement A.

Clement A.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

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
Malisse X.Clement A.
1st serve in·Even
58%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.9
5.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Malisse X.Clement A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
52
43
Break points saved·Even
85
81
Break points won·Clear edge
52
40
Deciding sets·Even
53
49
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
56
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Ljubicic I.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Ljubicic I.
Safin M.
6-737-647-67
El Aynaoui Y.
Malisse X.
7-656-2
Quarter-finals
Malisse X.
Bjorkman J.
6-14-1
Ljubicic I.
Gaudio G.
6-36-756-1
El Aynaoui Y.
Ferrero J.
6-46-4
Safin M.
Mirnyi M.
2-66-46-4
R16
Safin M.
Okun N.
6-36-4
Gaudio G.
Tabara M.
3-67-56-3
Ljubicic I.
Benneteau J.
7-57-5
Ferrero J.
Kiefer N.
6-26-2
El Aynaoui Y.
Lapentti N.
6-27-65
Bjorkman J.
Grosjean S.
7-621-66-4
Malisse X.
Clement A.
7-53-67-66
Mirnyi M.
Arazi H.
7-646-2
R32
Ljubicic I.
Kuerten G.
7-616-2
Ferrero J.
Gaudenzi A.
6-16-3
Kiefer N.
Blanco G.
7-56-3
El Aynaoui Y.
Sanguinetti D.
6-36-2
Lapentti N.
Mathieu P.
6-26-2
Grosjean S.
Boutter J.
6-26-4
Bjorkman J.
Vinck C.
6-26-3
Malisse X.
Kucera K.
7-666-1
Clement A.
Llodra M.
4-66-36-1
Okun N.
Arthurs W.
3-67-57-68
Safin M.
Squillari F.
6-47-5
Tabara M.
Portas A.
4-66-26-2
Gaudio G.
Dupuis A.
6-47-64
Benneteau J.
Pozzi G.
6-36-3
Arazi H.
Schalken S.
2-67-56-3
Mirnyi M.
Schuettler R.
4-66-46-3