Florent Serra vs Xavier Malisse — Adelaide Final

Adelaide · ATP · Final
FRA
Florent Serra
45 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2006
hard
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWWW
Serra F.
6-3 6-4
Malisse X.
Serra F.
662
Malisse X.
34–

Florent Serra defeated Xavier Malisse 6-3 6-4 in the Adelaide final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Xavier Malisse came in defending last year's round of 16, but Florent Serra had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Florent Serra extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-02-14MemphisR32hardFlorent Serra6-2 1-0 RET
2008-03-13Indian Wells MastersR128hardXavier Malisse6-7(5) 6-2 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Serra F.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

Malisse X.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Serra F.

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
Serra F.Malisse X.
1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.8
6.9
Double faults / match·Even
1.8
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Serra F.Malisse X.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
40
52
Break points saved·Even
83
85
Break points won·Clear edge
37
52
Deciding sets·Even
50
53
Tiebreaks·Dominant
22
56

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw

Final
Serra F.
Malisse X.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Serra F.
Hrbaty D.
6-36-3
Malisse X.
Berdych T.
6-46-0
Quarter-finals
Hrbaty D.
Carlsen K.
7-56-3
Serra F.
Nieminen J.
6-46-746-2
Malisse X.
Seppi A.
6-06-1
Berdych T.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-16-4
R16
Kohlschreiber P.
Hewitt L.
6-30-67-5
Malisse X.
Ancic M.
3-66-37-68
Berdych T.
Murray A.
7-624-66-1
Carlsen K.
Karlovic I.
2-67-656-4
Seppi A.
Blake J.
3-66-36-4
Serra F.
Robredo T.
7-643-66-3
Hrbaty D.
Philippoussis M.
3-66-46-1
Nieminen J.
Mayer F.
7-617-5
R32
Serra F.
Llodra M.
3-63-1
Robredo T.
Melzer J.
7-56-4
Malisse X.
Luczak P.
7-6116-3
Hrbaty D.
Junaid R.
6-37-5
Philippoussis M.
Spadea V.
6-43-66-4
Carlsen K.
Carraz G.
5-77-56-3
Karlovic I.
Chela J.
6-33-66-1
Mayer F.
Monaco J.
6-26-4
Hewitt L.
Hernych J.
4-66-26-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Guccione C.
6-46-3
Nieminen J.
Mathieu P.
6-27-65
Murray A.
Lorenzi P.
3-66-06-2
Berdych T.
Calleri A.
6-46-756-4
Ancic M.
Clement A.
6-06-2
Seppi A.
Pashanski B.
6-46-4
Blake J.
Martin A.
6-36-3