Mardy Fish vs Xavier Malisse — Cincinnati Masters Round of 32

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 32
USA
Mardy Fish
44 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 August 2003
hard
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWWW
Fish M.
7-5 6-7 6-1
Malisse X.
Fish M.
76562
Malisse X.
57711

Mardy Fish defeated Xavier Malisse 7-5 6-7 6-1 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Mardy Fish came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Mardy Fish extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Mardy Fish came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–7 6–1.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-07-30WashingtonQFhardMardy Fish6-3 6-4
2006-10-16Madrid MastersR64clayMardy Fish5-7 6-3 7-5
2005-05-23Roland GarrosR128clayXavier Malisse6-2 6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Fish M.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

Malisse X.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Fish M.

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
Fish M.Malisse X.
1st serve in·Even
56%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Even
67%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
9.2
6.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Fish M.Malisse X.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
65
52
Break points saved·Even
89
85
Break points won·Even
56
52
Deciding sets·Clear edge
72
53
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
63
56

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
25°COvercast
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 64%

Draw

Final
Roddick A.
Fish M.
4-67-637-64
Semi-finals
Fish M.
Schuettler R.
7-647-66
Roddick A.
Mirnyi M.
7-656-4
Quarter-finals
Mirnyi M.
Coria G.
6-27-5
Fish M.
Nalbandian D.
7-636-3
Roddick A.
Zabaleta M.
6-16-2
Schuettler R.
Ginepri R.
6-26-3
R16
Nalbandian D.
Chela J.
6-46-4
Schuettler R.
Martin T.
7-53-66-3
Zabaleta M.
Saretta F.
6-756-26-4
Mirnyi M.
Arazi H.
6-46-776-4
Roddick A.
Blake J.
7-626-2
Ginepri R.
Gaudio G.
6-17-64
Coria G.
Youzhny M.
6-26-1
Fish M.
Clement A.
6-26-2
R32
Nalbandian D.
Federer R.
7-647-65
Coria G.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-05-4
Fish M.
Malisse X.
7-56-756-1
Clement A.
Rusedski G.
7-625-76-2
Chela J.
Gonzalez F.
6-26-4
Gaudio G.
Ferrero J.
6-737-656-4
Ginepri R.
Okun N.
7-656-4
Martin T.
Lopez F.
7-636-4
Schuettler R.
Nieminen J.
3-66-37-64
Mirnyi M.
Enqvist T.
7-626-4
Arazi H.
Mathieu P.
6-26-1
Youzhny M.
Moodie W.
6-47-64
Saretta F.
Santoro F.
7-56-3
Zabaleta M.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-746-47-5
Blake J.
Schalken S.
6-16-4
Roddick A.
Ljubicic I.
6-16-4
R64
Okun N.
Verkerk M.
3-66-36-1
Roddick A.
Verdasco F.
6-36-2
Chela J.
Kucera K.
6-16-1
Ljubicic I.
Lapentti N.
3-67-56-3
Blake J.
Ferreira W.
6-17-60
Schalken S.
Lee H.
6-46-3
Zabaleta M.
Kuerten G.
6-46-0
Lopez F.
Srichaphan P.
6-716-47-65
El Aynaoui Y.
Spadea V.
7-56-4
Saretta F.
Sanchez D.
6-726-16-2
Santoro F.
Moya C.
3-66-36-4
Coria G.
Henman T.
6-34-66-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Gambill J.
6-46-4
Youzhny M.
Calleri A.
6-36-3
Moodie W.
Grosjean S.
6-36-796-3
Mathieu P.
Robredo T.
6-44-66-3
Arazi H.
Chang M.
4-67-676-0
Mirnyi M.
Corretja A.
3-66-37-62
Enqvist T.
Mantilla F.
6-37-65
Malisse X.
Hewitt L.
3-66-46-2
Fish M.
Philippoussis M.
1-66-36-4
Clement A.
Costa A.
7-656-4
Rusedski G.
Novak J.
2-67-636-4
Nalbandian D.
Arthurs W.
6-06-4
Schuettler R.
Koubek S.
6-27-5
Federer R.
Draper S.
4-66-37-610
Martin T.
Acasuso J.
6-36-4
Nieminen J.
Vicente F.
7-53-66-4
Gonzalez F.
Vahaly B.
7-56-2
Ferrero J.
Davydenko N.
6-06-2
Gaudio G.
Kendrick R.
6-46-4
Ginepri R.
Stepanek R.
6-13-66-0