Nicolas Almagro vs Xavier MalisseAustralian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 18 January 2010
hard
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Almagro N.
7-6 6-4 2-6 4-6 8-6
Malisse X.
Almagro N.
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Malisse X.
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Nicolas Almagro defeated Xavier Malisse 7-6 6-4 2-6 4-6 8-6 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Nicolas Almagro closed it out in five sets, 7–6 6–4 2–6 4–6 8–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Almagro N.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

Malisse X.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
1st serve in·Even
56%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
65%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
8.1
6.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 168). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
53
52
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
85
Break points won·Dominant
23
52
Deciding sets·Clear edge
71
53
Tiebreaks·Even
57
56

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
17°CDrizzle
Wind 27 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

R128
Ferrer D.
Gil F.
6-06-02-0
Montanes A.
Hernandez O.
7-652-2
Marchenko I.
Moya C.
7-627-56-3
Llodra M.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-37-56-4
Monaco J.
Gulbis E.
6-37-656-1
Dodig I.
Ferrero J.
2-61-66-46-16-1
Koubek S.
Ram R.
4-66-35-76-16-3
Sergeyev I.
Sela D.
6-37-634-67-68
Verdasco F.
Ball C.
6-747-617-56-2
Baghdatis M.
Lorenzi P.
6-26-46-4
Young D.
Rochus C.
1-67-56-26-4
Hewitt L.
Hocevar R.
6-16-26-3
Robert S.
Starace P.
6-37-627-64
Hanescu V.
Chela J.
6-46-37-62
Federer R.
Andreev I.
4-66-27-626-0
Monfils G.
Ebden M.
6-46-46-4
Chiudinelli M.
Matosevic M.
7-677-634-66-3
Berrer M.
Vliegen K.
6-16-26-1
Istomin D.
Chardy J.
6-26-26-0
Nadal R.
Luczak P.
7-606-16-4
Lacko L.
Mayer L.
6-46-46-0
Odesnik W.
Kavcic B.
4-66-16-46-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Zeballos H.
6-17-56-1
Ljubicic I.
Kubler J.
6-16-26-2
Benneteau J.
Guez D.
0-66-47-647-62
Youzhny M.
Gasquet R.
6-794-67-627-646-4
Hajek J.
Ginepri R.
7-627-56-1
Kubot L.
Zverev M.
6-36-36-3
Giraldo S.
Robredo T.
6-46-26-2
Tsonga J.
Stakhovsky S.
6-36-46-4
Dent T.
Fognini F.
6-16-36-3
Tipsarevic J.
Harrison R.
6-26-47-63
Haas T.
Greul S.
6-756-46-26-1
Almagro N.
Malisse X.
7-6126-42-64-68-6
Becker B.
Zemlja G.
7-657-57-5
Falla A.
Daniel M.
7-56-36-1
Granollers M.
Soderling R.
5-72-66-46-46-2
Roddick A.
De Bakker T.
6-16-46-4
Bellucci T.
Gabashvili T.
6-37-54-66-4
Lopez F.
Cuevas P.
6-16-47-5
Schuettler R.
Querrey S.
6-32-66-46-3
Berdych T.
Haase R.
6-06-36-3
Korolev E.
Brands D.
6-27-57-5
Ilhan M.
Grosjean S.
6-46-37-5
Gonzalez F.
Rochus O.
6-36-43-66-1
Cilic M.
Santoro F.
7-57-56-3
Tomic B.
Rufin G.
6-36-46-4
Kunitsyn I.
Acasuso J.
6-12-66-46-2
Wawrinka S.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-36-36-2
Troicki V.
Lapentti N.
4-66-36-16-3
Mayer F.
Petzschner P.
0-62-66-46-26-2
Blake J.
Clement A.
7-57-56-2
del Potro J.
Russell M.
6-46-43-66-2
Murray A.
Anderson K.
6-16-16-2
Gicquel M.
Bolelli S.
7-627-636-3
Nieminen J.
Lindahl N.
6-27-56-4
Serra F.
Melzer J.
6-16-736-44-66-3
Isner J.
Seppi A.
6-36-33-65-76-4
Sorensen L.
Lu Y.
6-43-66-26-1
Veic A.
Koellerer D.
6-43-66-736-16-4
Davydenko N.
Kindlmann D.
6-16-06-3
Karlovic I.
Stepanek R.
2-67-656-43-66-4
Golubev A.
Fish M.
6-21-66-36-3
Djokovic N.
Gimeno Traver D.
7-56-36-2