Xavier Malisse vs Rafael Nadal — Chennai Semi-final

Chennai · ATP · Semi-final
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 January 2007
hard
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLL
Malisse X.
6-4 7-6
Nadal R.
Malisse X.
6772
Nadal R.
464–

Xavier Malisse defeated Rafael Nadal 6-4 7-6 in the Chennai semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Xavier Malisse claimed a first win over Rafael Nadal in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-05-23Roland GarrosR64clayRafael Nadal6-2 6-2 6-4
2005-04-11Monte Carlo MastersR32clayRafael Nadal6-0 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Malisse X.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Nadal R.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

Serve advantage — Nadal R.

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.Nadal R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
56%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
42%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.9
4.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Malisse X.Nadal R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
52
97
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
100
Break points won·Dominant
52
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
56
99

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Malisse X.
Koubek S.
6-16-3
Youzhny M.
Nadal R.
6-06-1
Semi-finals
Koubek S.
Moya C.
6-36-1
Malisse X.
Nadal R.
6-47-64
Nadal R.
Moya C.
6-737-687-61
Youzhny M.
Cilic M.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Malisse X.
Santoro F.
6-44-66-0
Nadal R.
Sanguinetti D.
6-36-2
Moya C.
Karlovic I.
6-47-66
Koubek S.
Benneteau J.
6-16-2
Moya C.
Serra F.
6-36-4
Cilic M.
Haase R.
4-66-26-3
Youzhny M.
Malisse X.
6-46-4
Nadal R.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-36-2
R16
Karlovic I.
Pless K.
7-637-62
Nadal R.
Rastogi K.
6-46-1
Malisse X.
Galvani S.
6-36-2
Koubek S.
Srichaphan P.
6-16-2
Benneteau J.
Andreev I.
7-646-2
Moya C.
Kim K.
6-46-3
Sanguinetti D.
Mahut N.
7-663-66-3
Santoro F.
Phau B.
6-46-2
Garcia Lopez G.
Eschauer W.
4-67-57-63
Moya C.
Kudryavtsev A.
6-36-746-2
Haase R.
Zovko L.
6-17-5
Cilic M.
Mahut N.
6-26-4
Serra F.
Vliegen K.
7-54-67-63
Malisse X.
Melzer J.
7-636-2
Youzhny M.
Roger-Vasselin E.
7-51-66-2
Nadal R.
Ram R.
6-26-1
R32
Santoro F.
Skoch D.
3-0
Malisse X.
Udomchoke D.
6-26-2
Mahut N.
Falla A.
7-56-4
Sanguinetti D.
Economidis K.
6-46-3
Rastogi K.
Alves T.
6-36-4
Nadal R.
Schuettler R.
6-46-2
Benneteau J.
Gabashvili T.
6-36-4
Andreev I.
Giraldo S.
6-37-62
Galvani S.
Lu Y.
6-26-3
Koubek S.
Salva Vidal B.
2-66-37-5
Srichaphan P.
Bolelli S.
7-656-4
Phau B.
Patience O.
6-46-4
Pless K.
Nalbandian D.
2-66-37-5
Karlovic I.
Amritraj P.
7-636-3
Kim K.
Greul S.
1-66-26-3
Moya C.
Waske A.
7-636-3
Ram R.
Schukin Y.
7-667-62
Eschauer W.
Salva Vidal B.
7-635-76-4
Roger-Vasselin E.
Vardhan V.
6-16-2
Malisse X.
Muller G.
6-46-3
Melzer J.
Capdeville P.
6-26-4
Vliegen K.
Gicquel M.
7-656-4
Serra F.
Navarro I.
6-47-66
Kudryavtsev A.
Amritraj P.
6-34-67-68
Moya C.
Gabashvili T.
6-46-1
Garcia Lopez G.
Peya A.
6-46-4
Nadal R.
Montcourt M.
6-26-4
Haase R.
Baghdatis M.
6-36-4
Zovko L.
Ascione T.
6-46-0
Cilic M.
Troicki V.
3-67-666-1
Mahut N.
Gremelmayr D.
6-36-3
Youzhny M.
Vanek J.
6-36-2