Xavier Malisse vs Lleyton Hewitt — Cincinnati Masters Round of 64
Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 August 2003
hard
Malisse X.3-6 6-4 6-2
Hewitt L.
Malisse X.
3662
Hewitt L.
6421
Xavier Malisse defeated Lleyton Hewitt 3-6 6-4 6-2 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lleyton Hewitt came in leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending last year's final. Xavier Malisse claimed a first win over Lleyton Hewitt in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.
Key context
- Match story: Xavier Malisse dropped the opening set before beating Lleyton Hewitt 3–6 6–4 6–2.
Head to head
0–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-06-09 | Queen's Club | R32 | grass | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2005-06-06 | Queen's Club | R32 | grass | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-7(3) 7-5 7-5 |
| 2004-05-24 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Lleyton Hewitt | 7-5 6-2 7-6(6) |
| 2001-06-11 | Queen's Club | R32 | grass | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-4 6-3 |
| 1999-05-03 | Delray Beach | F | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-4 6-7(2) 6-1 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven 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 season1st serve in·Even
58%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.9
6.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
52
63
Break points saved·Even
85
88
Break points won·Slight edge
52
57
Deciding sets·Clear edge
53
71
Tiebreaks·Even
56
58
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
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