Mikhail Youzhny vs Xavier Malisse | Mikhail Youzhny Wins 6-4 6-4

ChennaiQuarter-finalHardFri 4 JanFinal

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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, defending the title. 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.

How the match was decided

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Youzhny M. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

2 shared · last 12 months

Youzhny M. and Malisse X. faced 2 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Youzhny M. went 2–0 (100%) against them, Malisse X. 1–1 (50%).

2–0100%Youzhny M. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents1–150%Malisse X. · better vs 0

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

5–0Sets4–4

30–17Games43–41

0–0Tiebreaks0–1

Only 2 common opponents — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.

vs Clement A.W6-4 6-3Paris Masters · hardL3-6 6-3 5-7 4-6Australian Open · hard
vs Pless K.W6-4 6-2 6-4Wimbledon · grassW6-4 6-7 6-3 7-5US Open · hard

Head-to-head

5 meetings · Malisse X. leads 3–2

Hard: level 2–2 · Clay: Malisse X. leads 1–0

Youzhny M.January 2008ChennaiThis matchHard6-4 6-4
Malisse X.January 2006Australian OpenHard7-5 5-7 6-4 6-2
Malisse X.August 2005US OpenHard5-7 1-6 6-1 7-5 7-6
Malisse X.October 2004LyonClay6-3 6-4
Youzhny M.August 2004Athens OlympicsHard6-2 6-2

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Youzhny M.Malisse X.1 782ELO1 7541 688Hard ELO1 6253–7Last 104–625Age27183 cmHeight185 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Mikhail Youzhny beat Xavier Malisse 6-4 6-4. Umpiry, "Mikhail Youzhny vs Xavier Malisse — Chennai Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2008-01-04/malisse-vs-youzhny-chennai-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 4 January 2008).