Xavier Malisse vs Jurgen Melzer — Chennai Round of 16
Chennai · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 2 January 2008 ·
hard
Malisse X.7-6 6-2
Melzer J.
Malisse X.
7762
Melzer J.
6320
Xavier Malisse defeated Jurgen Melzer 7-6 6-2 in the Chennai round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Xavier Malisse came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending the title. Xavier Malisse extended the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Xavier Malisse closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.
Head to head
3–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-10-21 | Valencia | R16 | hard | Jurgen Melzer | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2011-06-20 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Xavier Malisse | 7-6 6-3 6-0 |
| 2007-12-31 | Chennai | R16 | hard | Xavier Malisse | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2005-02-07 | San Jose | R16 | hard | Jurgen Melzer | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2004-05-17 | St. Poelten | SF | clay | Xavier Malisse | 3-6 6-3 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.8
4.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (193 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
28
13
Break points saved·Slight edge
60
52
Break points won·Clear edge
32
14
Deciding sets·Slight edge
50
60
Tiebreaks·Dominant
57
15
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast