Mikhail Youzhny vs Xavier Malisse — Chennai Quarter-final

Chennai · ATP · Quarter-final
RUS
Mikhail Youzhny
44 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2007
hard
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWWW
Youzhny M.
6-4 6-4
Malisse X.
Youzhny M.
662
Malisse X.
44–

Mikhail Youzhny defeated Xavier Malisse 6-4 6-4 in the Chennai quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Xavier Malisse came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, but Mikhail Youzhny had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Mikhail Youzhny narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

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

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-01-16Australian OpenR128hardXavier Malisse7-5 5-7 6-4 6-2
2005-08-29US OpenR32hardXavier Malisse5-7 1-6 6-1 7-5 7-6(1)
2004-10-04LyonQFclayXavier Malisse6-3 6-4
2004-08-16Athens OlympicsR64hardMikhail Youzhny6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Youzhny M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

Malisse X.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Youzhny M.

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
Youzhny M.Malisse X.
1st serve in·Even
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.6
6.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Youzhny M.Malisse X.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
63
52
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
85
Break points won·Slight edge
41
52
Deciding sets·Clear edge
68
53
Tiebreaks·Dominant
83
56

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