Xavier Malisse vs John Isner — Houston Round of 16

Houston · ATP · Round of 16
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 April 2010
clay
USA
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Malisse X.
7-6 6-7 7-6
Isner J.
Malisse X.
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Isner J.
6379631

Xavier Malisse defeated John Isner 7-6 6-7 7-6 in the Houston round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — John Isner came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Xavier Malisse narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-02-11San JoseQFhardJohn Isner7-6(8) 6-2
2012-08-27US OpenR128hardJohn Isner6-3 7-6(5) 5-7 7-6(9)
2012-05-20NiceR16clayJohn Isner7-6(3) 7-6(5)
2010-08-01WashingtonR16hardXavier Malisse6-4 3-6 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Malisse X.serving92% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Isner J.

Isner J.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

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
Malisse X.Isner J.
1st serve in·Clear edge
57%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
80%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
56%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
73%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
29%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
70%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.8
21.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Malisse X.Isner J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
52
64
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
99
Break points won·Dominant
52
0
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
91
Tiebreaks·Dominant
56
98

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Chela J.
Querrey S.
5-76-46-3
Semi-finals
Chela J.
Zeballos H.
7-56-2
Querrey S.
Odesnik W.
7-631-67-5
Quarter-finals
Zeballos H.
Gonzalez F.
6-46-4
Querrey S.
Massu N.
6-33-66-4
Odesnik W.
Malisse X.
6-46-1
Chela J.
Hewitt L.
6-46-3
R16
Malisse X.
Isner J.
7-636-777-63
Zeballos H.
Sela D.
6-36-2
Chela J.
Schwank E.
6-16-756-1
Hewitt L.
Devvarman S.
1-66-07-62
Gonzalez F.
Anderson K.
6-44-66-4
Odesnik W.
Kukushkin M.
6-17-5
Querrey S.
Kavcic B.
6-26-1
Massu N.
Sweeting R.
6-757-636-4
R32
Zeballos H.
Dent T.
6-3
Chela J.
Ram R.
6-23-0
Schwank E.
Daniel M.
6-36-2
Sweeting R.
Korolev E.
6-34-66-2
Massu N.
Zverev M.
6-46-2
Odesnik W.
Janowicz J.
6-36-4
Kavcic B.
Istomin D.
6-34-66-3
Kukushkin M.
Yani M.
6-17-5
Anderson K.
Young D.
7-56-3
Sela D.
Levine J.
6-47-66
Devvarman S.
Niland C.
6-46-2
Malisse X.
Lindahl N.
6-37-5