Xavier Malisse vs Fabrice Santoro — Indian Wells Masters Round of 128

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 128
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2006
hard
FRA
Fabrice Santoro
53 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Malisse X.
6-1 4-6 6-4
Santoro F.
Malisse X.
6462
Santoro F.
1641

Xavier Malisse defeated Fabrice Santoro 6-1 4-6 6-4 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Xavier Malisse came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 128. Xavier Malisse extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Xavier Malisse came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 4–6 6–4.

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-01-01ChennaiQFhardXavier Malisse6-4 4-6 6-0
2001-08-27US OpenR64hardXavier Malisse6-0 3-6 6-3 6-2
2001-03-05Delray BeachQFhardXavier Malisse6-4 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Malisse X.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Santoro F.

Santoro F.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

Even 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 season
Malisse X.Santoro F.
1st serve in·Even
58%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.9
4.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 155). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Malisse X.Santoro F.
Clutch Rating·Even
52
51
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
80
Break points won·Even
52
54
Deciding sets·Even
53
50
Tiebreaks·Even
56
59

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
18°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 37%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Blake J.
7-56-36-0
Semi-finals
Blake J.
Nadal R.
7-56-3
Federer R.
Srichaphan P.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Ljubicic I.
6-26-3
Srichaphan P.
Nieminen J.
7-633-67-5
Blake J.
Andreev I.
6-16-4
Nadal R.
Baghdatis M.
7-56-0
R16
Blake J.
Haas T.
6-33-0
Nadal R.
Grosjean S.
6-46-2
Srichaphan P.
Nalbandian D.
6-756-36-2
Nieminen J.
Safin M.
6-46-3
Ljubicic I.
Ancic M.
6-36-4
Baghdatis M.
Berdych T.
6-46-1
Andreev I.
Roddick A.
6-46-756-1
Federer R.
Gasquet R.
6-36-4
R32
Berdych T.
Hewitt L.
7-56-3
Nadal R.
Fish M.
6-16-4
Federer R.
Rochus O.
3-66-27-5
Gasquet R.
Hrbaty D.
6-36-4
Ancic M.
Mathieu P.
7-656-3
Ljubicic I.
Monfils G.
6-36-2
Nalbandian D.
Benneteau J.
6-46-1
Srichaphan P.
Ferrero J.
6-26-2
Nieminen J.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-13-66-3
Safin M.
Davydenko N.
7-653-66-4
Haas T.
Agassi A.
7-56-2
Blake J.
Robredo T.
6-27-5
Andreev I.
Soderling R.
3-67-6146-4
Roddick A.
Verdasco F.
6-36-4
Baghdatis M.
Gaudio G.
6-756-36-2
Grosjean S.
Malisse X.
6-46-7106-2
R64
Rochus O.
Wawrinka S.
7-647-5
Gaudio G.
Saulnier C.
3-66-36-4
Baghdatis M.
Bjorkman J.
6-46-3
Berdych T.
Henman T.
6-46-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Ferrer D.
6-26-2
Haas T.
Clement A.
6-31-66-4
Agassi A.
Goldstein P.
6-44-66-2
Ferrero J.
Spadea V.
6-24-67-64
Hewitt L.
Schuettler R.
7-632-66-4
Malisse X.
Stepanek R.
6-16-1
Grosjean S.
Vliegen K.
6-16-3
Fish M.
Volandri F.
6-36-2
Robredo T.
Carlsen K.
6-16-3
Federer R.
Massu N.
6-37-64
Hrbaty D.
Bracciali D.
7-57-5
Gasquet R.
Kim K.
6-46-3
Mathieu P.
Kiefer N.
7-654-66-2
Ancic M.
Sanguinetti D.
6-37-63
Monfils G.
Morrison J.
6-30-66-3
Ljubicic I.
Tipsarevic J.
6-16-4
Nalbandian D.
Gimelstob J.
6-46-4
Benneteau J.
Chela J.
6-44-66-3
Srichaphan P.
Ginepri R.
7-6106-3
Blake J.
Querrey S.
1-66-16-3
Soderling R.
Gonzalez F.
6-46-0
Andreev I.
Tursunov D.
6-726-16-2
Verdasco F.
Karlovic I.
6-33-67-65
Davydenko N.
Murray A.
6-13-66-3
Roddick A.
Acasuso J.
7-656-0
Safin M.
Moya C.
6-746-36-4
Nadal R.
Hernych J.
6-46-4
Nieminen J.
Mayer F.
6-46-4
R128
Spadea V.
Berlocq C.
6-14-1
Tipsarevic J.
Warburg S.
6-47-64
Morrison J.
Pavel A.
6-757-56-3
Sanguinetti D.
Capdeville P.
6-756-26-3
Mathieu P.
Seppi A.
2-66-46-1
Karlovic I.
Zib T.
7-696-4
Safin M.
Delic A.
6-36-4
Tursunov D.
Behrend T.
6-46-2
Carlsen K.
Muller G.
6-34-66-3
Clement A.
Weiner G.
6-36-2
Querrey S.
Reynolds B.
6-37-5
Kim K.
Youzhny M.
7-56-4
Bracciali D.
Horna L.
6-36-3
Soderling R.
Melzer J.
6-46-4
Wawrinka S.
Rusedski G.
6-26-4
Hernych J.
Vik R.
6-16-4
Massu N.
Calleri A.
6-15-77-610
Murray A.
Mazarakis V.
6-26-1
Goldstein P.
Martin A.
3-66-16-1
Kohlschreiber P.
Serra F.
3-66-46-3
Bjorkman J.
Rochus C.
6-23-66-2
Henman T.
Young D.
6-36-1
Saulnier C.
Mirnyi M.
6-47-65
Schuettler R.
Pashanski B.
7-647-5
Malisse X.
Santoro F.
6-14-66-4
Acasuso J.
Salzenstein J.
6-726-36-1
Vliegen K.
Burgsmuller L.
6-44-66-4
Fish M.
Lapentti G.
5-76-36-3
Mayer F.
Philippoussis M.
6-46-3
Srichaphan P.
Moodie W.
7-626-4
Benneteau J.
Djokovic N.
6-36-4
Gimelstob J.
Lopez F.
7-56-3