Xavier Malisse vs Taylor Dent — Los Angeles Round of 16

Los Angeles · ATP · Round of 16
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 July 2002
hard
USA
Taylor Dent
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLWLW
Malisse X.
6-1 4-6 6-4
Dent T.
Malisse X.
6462
Dent T.
1641

Xavier Malisse defeated Taylor Dent 6-1 4-6 6-4 in the Los Angeles round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Xavier Malisse came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's semi-final. Xavier Malisse extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Xavier Malisse came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 4–6 6–4.

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-08-12IndianapolisR32hardXavier Malisse6-4 6-4
2001-07-23Los AngelesQFhardXavier Malisse3-6 7-5 6-3
2001-06-11Queen's ClubR64grassXavier Malisse7-6(6) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Malisse X.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Dent T.

Dent T.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

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
Malisse X.Dent T.
1st serve in·Even
58%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.9
7.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
6.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Malisse X.Dent T.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
52
46
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
76
Break points won·Even
52
48
Deciding sets·Slight edge
53
43
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
56
62

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

Draw

Final
Agassi A.
Gambill J.
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Gambill J.
Roddick A.
7-56-3
Agassi A.
Mirnyi M.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Mirnyi M.
Llodra M.
6-47-64
Agassi A.
Kuerten G.
7-633-66-4
Gambill J.
Kiefer N.
7-57-65
Roddick A.
Malisse X.
6-46-4
R16
Malisse X.
Dent T.
6-14-66-4
Mirnyi M.
Srichaphan P.
7-636-4
Llodra M.
Grosjean S.
6-33-67-63
Kuerten G.
Lee M.
7-57-65
Agassi A.
Ginepri R.
6-36-1
Kiefer N.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-36-3
Gambill J.
Okun N.
7-626-2
Roddick A.
Vahaly B.
7-56-4
R32
Okun N.
Schalken S.
7-657-64
Mirnyi M.
Mamiit C.
6-46-4
Malisse X.
Draper S.
6-47-64
Dent T.
Godwin N.
6-36-4
Agassi A.
Carlsen K.
6-36-1
Lee M.
Suzuki T.
6-47-5
Kuerten G.
Bastl G.
7-57-67
Grosjean S.
Brasington J.
6-16-2
Llodra M.
Kim K.
6-46-4
Srichaphan P.
Spadea V.
7-653-67-62
Vahaly B.
Sanguinetti D.
6-36-1
Roddick A.
Lee H.
6-756-16-2
Gambill J.
Chang M.
4-66-27-67
Kiefer N.
Gimelstob J.
7-56-1
Bogomolov Jr A.
Haas T.
6-46-4
Ginepri R.
Levy H.
6-36-2