Albert Costa vs Xavier Malisse — Hamburg Masters Round of 64

Hamburg Masters · ATP · Round of 64
ESP
Albert Costa
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 May 2004
clay
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Costa A.
6-3 6-4
Malisse X.
Costa A.
662
Malisse X.
34–

Albert Costa defeated Xavier Malisse 6-3 6-4 in the Hamburg Masters round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Xavier Malisse came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Albert Costa claimed a first win over Xavier Malisse in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Albert Costa closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-05-24Roland GarrosR32clayXavier Malisse6-4 2-6 4-6 7-6(4) 8-6
2004-03-22Miami MastersR64hardXavier Malisse6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Costa A.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

Malisse X.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Costa A.

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
Costa A.Malisse X.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
60%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
58%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.9
6.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (76 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Coria G.
4-66-46-26-3
Semi-finals
Federer R.
Hewitt L.
6-06-4
Coria G.
Ljubicic I.
3-66-16-4
Quarter-finals
Ljubicic I.
Youzhny M.
4-67-56-1
Federer R.
Moya C.
6-46-3
Coria G.
Ferrer D.
6-26-2
Hewitt L.
Melzer J.
6-46-3
R16
Coria G.
Robredo T.
7-626-4
Federer R.
Gonzalez F.
7-56-1
Ferrer D.
Costa A.
5-76-46-3
Youzhny M.
Mayer F.
6-07-64
Ljubicic I.
Pavel A.
4-66-46-3
Moya C.
Verdasco F.
6-43-66-4
Melzer J.
Safin M.
6-46-4
Hewitt L.
Saretta F.
6-42-66-4
R32
Mayer F.
Portas A.
6-36-4
Youzhny M.
Burgsmuller L.
7-57-5
Ferrer D.
Hrbaty D.
6-06-3
Federer R.
Lapentti N.
6-36-3
Gonzalez F.
Knowle J.
0-66-46-2
Verdasco F.
Johansson J.
7-646-1
Moya C.
Martin A.
6-26-3
Hewitt L.
Haas T.
6-47-5
Pavel A.
Henman T.
6-26-2
Coria G.
Horna L.
6-23-66-2
Robredo T.
Zabaleta M.
6-46-2
Costa A.
Rochus O.
7-56-4
Saretta F.
Hernandez O.
6-46-3
Melzer J.
Labadze I.
6-16-0
Safin M.
Sargsian S.
4-66-36-3
Ljubicic I.
Hanescu V.
6-03-67-63
R64
Saretta F.
Abel M.
7-647-63
Hernandez O.
Schalken S.
5-1
Melzer J.
Massu N.
6-36-0
Labadze I.
Chela J.
6-03-67-61
Sargsian S.
Davydenko N.
6-26-4
Safin M.
Grosjean S.
7-667-5
Henman T.
Seppi A.
7-51-66-3
Pavel A.
Saulnier C.
6-27-5
Hanescu V.
Mirnyi M.
7-673-66-3
Mayer F.
Novak J.
7-653-66-4
Portas A.
Corretja A.
7-56-4
Youzhny M.
Kiefer N.
6-46-726-2
Burgsmuller L.
Schuettler R.
6-46-756-4
Ferrer D.
Nalbandian D.
6-26-3
Hrbaty D.
Ascione T.
2-66-36-4
Costa A.
Malisse X.
6-36-4
Rochus O.
Srichaphan P.
6-36-4
Robredo T.
Dupuis A.
6-26-0
Zabaleta M.
Soderling R.
3-66-16-4
Horna L.
Clement A.
6-26-3
Coria G.
Almagro N.
3-66-47-5
Verdasco F.
Canas G.
7-637-67
Haas T.
Spadea V.
6-0
Federer R.
Gaudio G.
6-15-76-4
Lapentti N.
Volandri F.
6-46-1
Knowle J.
Ginepri R.
6-16-3
Gonzalez F.
Lopez F.
7-646-4
Johansson J.
Philippoussis M.
7-656-1
Martin A.
Arazi H.
4-66-26-2
Moya C.
Sanchez D.
7-56-4
Hewitt L.
Bjorkman J.
6-07-65
Ljubicic I.
Verkerk M.
7-57-64