Xavier Malisse vs Gaston Gaudio — Rome Masters Round of 64
Rome Masters · ATP · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 May 2006 ·
clay
Malisse X.4-6 6-3 6-3
Gaudio G.
Malisse X.
4662
Gaudio G.
6331
Xavier Malisse defeated Gaston Gaudio 4-6 6-3 6-3 in the Rome Masters round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Gaston Gaudio came in defending last year's round of 16.
Key context
- Match story: Xavier Malisse dropped the opening set before beating Gaston Gaudio 4–6 6–3 6–3.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
58%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Even
60%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.9
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
4.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 73). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
38
36
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
53
Break points won·Slight edge
42
48
Deciding sets·Slight edge
50
58
Tiebreaks·Even
58
55
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