Xavier Malisse vs Andre Sa — Milan Round of 32

Milan · ATP · Round of 32
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 January 2003
carpet
BRA
Andre Sa
49 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWL
Malisse X.
6-4 6-4
Sa A.
Malisse X.
662
Sa A.
44–

Xavier Malisse defeated Andre Sa 6-4 6-4 in the Milan round of 32 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Andre Sa came in defending last year's round of 16. Xavier Malisse extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Xavier Malisse edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-04-23AtlantaR32hardXavier Malisse6-4 4-6 6-2
2000-02-28Delray BeachR16hardAndre Sa3-6 6-2 7-6(8)

Serve vs return

This season
Malisse X.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Sa A.

Sa A.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
56%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
51%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.9
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 32). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Verkerk M.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-45-77-5
Semi-finals
Verkerk M.
Ljubicic I.
3-67-57-61
Kafelnikov Y.
Nieminen J.
7-686-3
Quarter-finals
Nieminen J.
Krajicek R.
7-677-5
Kafelnikov Y.
Bjorkman J.
6-36-4
Verkerk M.
Sanguinetti D.
7-56-3
Ljubicic I.
Varlet J.
6-46-1
R16
Bjorkman J.
Gaudenzi A.
6-26-1
Krajicek R.
Stepanek R.
3-66-37-613
Nieminen J.
Dupuis A.
7-642-66-4
Verkerk M.
Enqvist T.
6-36-4
Sanguinetti D.
Mirnyi M.
1-66-37-69
Varlet J.
Malisse X.
2-67-57-66
Ljubicic I.
Hrbaty D.
6-737-666-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Pless K.
6-46-3
R32
Mirnyi M.
Carlsen K.
7-52-64-0
Nieminen J.
Kratochvil M.
6-43-66-1
Dupuis A.
Voltchkov V.
4-66-36-4
Krajicek R.
Davydenko N.
7-56-2
Stepanek R.
Novak J.
6-46-3
Enqvist T.
Schalken S.
6-46-3
Verkerk M.
Voinea A.
6-36-736-4
Sanguinetti D.
Galimberti G.
6-26-4
Malisse X.
Sa A.
6-46-4
Varlet J.
Lopez F.
6-36-4
Ljubicic I.
Rochus O.
7-56-3
Hrbaty D.
Escude N.
6-41-66-3
Kafelnikov Y.
Charpentier M.
6-27-5
Pless K.
Arazi H.
6-31-66-3
Bjorkman J.
Zib T.
7-56-3
Gaudenzi A.
El Aynaoui Y.
7-56-3