Xavier Malisse vs Andrei Pavel — Lyon Round of 32
Lyon · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 October 2003
clay
Malisse X.5-7 6-3 6-4
Pavel A.
Malisse X.
5662
Pavel A.
7341
Xavier Malisse defeated Andrei Pavel 5-7 6-3 6-4 in the Lyon round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Andrei Pavel came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Xavier Malisse claimed a first win over Andrei Pavel in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Xavier Malisse dropped the opening set before beating Andrei Pavel 5–7 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-07-30 | Canada Masters | R64 | hard | Andrei Pavel | 7-6(5) 2-6 6-3 |
| 2001-04-09 | Estoril | R32 | clay | Andrei Pavel | 6-1 6-1 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.9
5.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
1.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 180). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
52
40
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
66
Break points won·Even
52
48
Deciding sets·Slight edge
53
45
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
56
51
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
Quarter-finals
Youzhny M.
Ginepri R.
7-636-2
Schuettler R.
Malisse X.
7-626-4
Srichaphan P.
Santoro F.
1-66-37-64
Clement A.
Arazi H.
6-36-4
R16
Schuettler R.
Ljubicic I.
4-67-627-5
Srichaphan P.
Rochus O.
6-36-2
Clement A.
Vicente F.
6-16-4
Arazi H.
Mahut N.
6-26-4
Malisse X.
Enqvist T.
6-36-4
Youzhny M.
Hrbaty D.
1-67-616-2
Ginepri R.
Saulnier C.
4-66-36-4
Santoro F.
Rosset M.
6-35-76-4
R32
Rochus O.
Ascione T.
3-67-646-3
Santoro F.
Safin M.
6-16-4
Rosset M.
Corretja A.
7-637-65
Mahut N.
Grosjean S.
4-66-3
Ljubicic I.
Lapentti N.
6-27-63
Schuettler R.
Mathieu P.
6-26-2
Arazi H.
Stepanek R.
6-777-57-65
Clement A.
Saretta F.
6-36-4
Saulnier C.
Fish M.
7-56-3
Ginepri R.
Sluiter R.
7-656-3
Hrbaty D.
Nadal R.
6-37-5
Youzhny M.
Mantilla F.
6-37-62
Malisse X.
Pavel A.
5-76-36-4
Enqvist T.
Ferreira W.
7-677-63
Vicente F.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-26-3
Srichaphan P.
Sanchez D.
6-16-1