Ivo Karlovic vs Xavier Malisse — Memphis Round of 16

Memphis · ATP · Round of 16
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Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 February 2010
hard
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWWW
Karlovic I.
6-4 6-4
Malisse X.
Karlovic I.
662
Malisse X.
44–

Ivo Karlovic defeated Xavier Malisse 6-4 6-4 in the Memphis round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Xavier Malisse came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Ivo Karlovic had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. Ivo Karlovic claimed a first win over Xavier Malisse in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-06-09Queen's ClubR32grassXavier Malisse6-3 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Karlovic I.serving95% hold

wins 75% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

Malisse X.serving96% hold

wins 76% of points on serve vs Karlovic I.

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
Karlovic I.Malisse X.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
83%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
64%
Return points won·Slight edge
27%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
71%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
20.9
6.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Karlovic I.Malisse X.
Clutch Rating·Even
56
52
Break points saved·Clear edge
98
85
Break points won·Dominant
0
52
Deciding sets·Dominant
83
53
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
76
56

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Querrey S.
Isner J.
6-737-656-3
Semi-finals
Isner J.
Petzschner P.
7-54-66-3
Querrey S.
Gulbis E.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Gulbis E.
Berdych T.
3-66-37-63
Petzschner P.
Lacko L.
6-11-66-1
Isner J.
Karlovic I.
6-17-67
Querrey S.
Roddick A.
7-53-66-1
R16
Petzschner P.
Korolev E.
7-657-65
Lacko L.
Chardy J.
7-642-1
Roddick A.
Lu Y.
7-626-4
Querrey S.
Mayer L.
6-46-0
Gulbis E.
Stepanek R.
7-657-5
Berdych T.
Russell M.
3-66-36-2
Isner J.
Nieminen J.
6-736-46-4
Karlovic I.
Malisse X.
6-46-4
R32
Karlovic I.
Becker B.
7-667-64
Petzschner P.
Dent T.
1-66-36-4
Roddick A.
Blake J.
6-34-67-63
Lu Y.
Ginepri R.
4-66-46-4
Mayer L.
Fish M.
6-46-0
Querrey S.
Ram R.
6-26-3
Stepanek R.
Anderson K.
7-54-66-4
Gulbis E.
Kendrick R.
6-46-4
Russell M.
Odesnik W.
0-67-56-4
Berdych T.
Sweeting R.
6-26-1
Isner J.
Harrison R.
6-17-5
Nieminen J.
Sela D.
6-27-5
Malisse X.
Haas T.
6-43-66-4
Korolev E.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-57-5
Lacko L.
Reynolds B.
2-67-666-4
Chardy J.
Verdasco F.
7-646-3