Taylor Dent vs Xavier Malisse — Delray Beach Q16
Delray Beach · ATP · Q16
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 22 February 2009 ·
hard
Dent T.7-5 6-3
Malisse X.
Dent T.
762
Malisse X.
530
Taylor Dent defeated Xavier Malisse 7-5 6-3 in the Delray Beach q16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Xavier Malisse came in leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending last year's round of 32, but Taylor Dent had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Taylor Dent claimed a first win over Xavier Malisse in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.
Key context
- Match story: Taylor Dent closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.
Head to head
0–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-08-12 | Indianapolis | R32 | hard | Xavier Malisse | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2002-07-22 | Los Angeles | R16 | hard | Xavier Malisse | 6-1 4-6 6-4 |
| 2001-07-23 | Los Angeles | QF | hard | Xavier Malisse | 3-6 7-5 6-3 |
| 2001-06-11 | Queen's Club | R64 | grass | Xavier Malisse | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2000-04-10 | Atlanta | QF | hard | Xavier Malisse | 7-6(2) 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
7.9
6.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.8
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (57 vs 176). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
38
38
Break points saved·Even
67
68
Break points won·Slight edge
48
42
Deciding sets·Slight edge
43
50
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
67
58
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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