Xavier Malisse vs Max Mirnyi — Las Vegas Round of 32

Las Vegas · ATP · Round of 32
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2006
hard
BLR
Max Mirnyi
49 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLWL
Malisse X.
6-4 4-6 6-4
Mirnyi M.
Malisse X.
6462
Mirnyi M.
4641

Xavier Malisse defeated Max Mirnyi 6-4 4-6 6-4 in the Las Vegas round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Max Mirnyi came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Xavier Malisse claimed a first win over Max Mirnyi in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Xavier Malisse edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 4–6 6–4.

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-08-14Cincinnati MastersR64hardMax Mirnyi7-5 4-6 6-3
2005-03-07Indian Wells MastersR128hardMax Mirnyi6-3 4-6 7-6(4)
2003-01-06SydneyR32hardMax Mirnyi7-6(5) 6-7(5) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Malisse X.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Mirnyi M.

Mirnyi M.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

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
Malisse X.Mirnyi M.
1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
33%
Break points saved·Even
60%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.9
8.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 81). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Malisse X.Mirnyi M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
52
43
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
76
Break points won·Slight edge
52
43
Deciding sets·Slight edge
53
45
Tiebreaks·Even
56
53

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

Draw

Final
Blake J.
Hewitt L.
7-52-66-3
Semi-finals
Hewitt L.
Goldstein P.
3-66-16-0
Blake J.
Karlovic I.
7-626-1
Quarter-finals
Goldstein P.
Malisse X.
6-32-0
Hewitt L.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-26-0
Blake J.
Carlsen K.
6-46-4
Karlovic I.
Robredo T.
7-646-4
R16
Carlsen K.
Kiefer N.
W/O
Kohlschreiber P.
Benneteau J.
6-36-2
Blake J.
Vahaly B.
6-16-1
Robredo T.
Fish M.
6-46-4
Karlovic I.
Bjorkman J.
3-66-36-4
Malisse X.
Luczak P.
6-44-66-4
Hewitt L.
Hernych J.
6-36-3
Goldstein P.
Spadea V.
6-26-1
R32
Benneteau J.
Soderling R.
6-47-60
Hernych J.
Pless K.
6-36-3
Hewitt L.
Mayer F.
5-76-26-4
Goldstein P.
Ginepri R.
6-746-36-1
Kohlschreiber P.
Verdasco F.
6-747-56-2
Luczak P.
Tursunov D.
6-47-67
Kiefer N.
Sargsian S.
6-36-2
Carlsen K.
Zib T.
6-46-3
Vahaly B.
Querrey S.
3-67-636-3
Blake J.
Srichaphan P.
7-636-0
Spadea V.
Capdeville P.
6-36-2
Karlovic I.
Sanguinetti D.
6-26-4
Bjorkman J.
Monfils G.
7-686-3
Fish M.
Amritraj P.
6-47-64
Robredo T.
Murray A.
6-26-2
Malisse X.
Mirnyi M.
6-44-66-4